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Howling Bells
Originally formed by Juanita Stein and her brother Joel Stein in their native
Sydney under the name Waikiki (1999-2004), they sent demos to a list of their
favourite producers and, after receiving a positive response from Coldplay's
right hand man Ken Nelson, decided to move to London and reinvent themselves as
Howling Bells. Cold, gloomy winters, dead end jobs and squalid one room flats
helped shape their sound into gothic, cinematic, indie blues and debut album
Howling Bells (2006) earned a 9/10 review from NME and a nomination for the
Australian Shortlist Music Prize. They wen...
