Slow Hollows Announce New Album & Share Lead Single 'Idle Hands'
The new album will be released on March 8.
By: Michael Major Jan. 10, 2024
Slow Hollows, the recording alias of Los Angeles-based Austin Feinstein, have announced their new album Bullhead, due out March 8th via Danger Collective, and shared lead single “Idle Hands.”
The song bursts with intensity, layering distorted guitars and piano over a driving beat, capturing the urgency of the band’s storied live sets. Originally written for 2016’s Romantic, the song was shelved for years before being revived.
“For some reason I kept thinking of this song and playing it when I was in the writing process for this new record,” explains Feinstein, “I figured it might be nice to muster up a proper recording. I ended up rewriting the lyrics and it feels like a thematic center piece for the album. It’s about being stuck.”
Bullhead marks the first new Slow Hollows album in 3 years, following the band's dissolution in 2020, and subsequent revival as principal songwriter Austin Feinstein’s solo project.
In sharp contrast to 2019’s Actors, which interpolated R&B and dance music and was influenced by collaborations with Frank Ocean (Feinstein sings the chorus on Blonde’s “Self Control”) and Tyler, the Creator (who crafted the beat for Actors’ “Heart,” and whose albums Feinstein appears on), Bullhead finds Feinstein stripping things back to an elemental place.
There are shades of Neil Young and Elliott Smith at the core of these songs, but they’re all lushly rendered, unafraid to boast rich strings, moody synths, and bighearted guitar riffs.
“Making a cohesive album was the most important thing to me,” says Feinstein. “Having some time away from the band made me realize what Slow Hollows stood for. It's hard to realize what you're getting at when you're doing it. Making a sonic shift towards the sounds of early Slow Hollows records felt like something I needed to do for myself.” Pre-order Bullhead HERE.
To celebrate the release, Slow Hollows will embark on a headline tour across the US, kicking off on March 14th and concluding on May 10th in Los Angeles at the Lodge Room. Tickets are on-sale now.
2024 Tour Dates:
March 14 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
March 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
March 18 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
March 19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
March 20 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project
March 23 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
March 24 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
March 26 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
April 9 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
April 11 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
April 12 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City
April 13 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
April 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
April 16 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
April 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
April 19 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby's
April 20 - Boston, MA @ Red Room at Cafe 939
April 21 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
April 23 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
April 24 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle Back Room
April 25 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Purgatory
April 26 - Nashville, TN @ The End
April 28 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
April 29 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
April 30 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Inside)
May 2 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
May 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Photo by Elizabeth Klein
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