SHE DREW THE GUN returns with the brand-new single ‘Howl’

She Drew The Gun returns with the brand-new single ‘Howl’, out today via Submarine Cat Records. ‘Howl’ is the first piece of new music since 2021’s album ‘Behave Myself’. She Drew The Gun headed to Margate to work with producer Ash Workman (Christine & the Queens, Metronomy) at his studio on this new single.

‘Howl’ is the sound of She Drew The Gun re-invigorated. Kicking off with a muscular bassline, ‘Howl’ is a direct, focused, politically-charged return. She Drew The Gun aka Louisa Roach showcases her lyrical skills and myriad musical influences. Her love of poetry and wordplay shine through as this direct, fat-free single marks the beginning of the next stage of She Drew The Gun’s career.

She Drew The Gun talks about ‘Howl’ –

“The definition of Howl is to utter a loud profound mournful cry and howling has been used across cultures and time periods in a variety of rituals and practices as a way to connect with others and give rise to primal energy, as well as connect with the spiritual world, honour ancestors, invoke protection, and release emotions.

“To me my howl is the thing I do to release emotions and connect, the howl as art form, song, poem, it makes the now, the present moment alive when I share that with those present with me. It’s also about the staggering amount of things that led to ones existence, how part of me, the things that make up my body were there at the beginning of time, the atoms, the elements of our bodies were formed in the hearts of long dead stars over billions of years. Then there’s what all of our ancestors lived through, the magic of consciousness, survival, all of the dangers that wired us the way we are, spirituality, respect for the earth, and I see the way life is organised through this historical understanding, how we got to this point, civilisations, feudalism, colonialism, patriarchal power, the witch hunts and how they were instrumental in the transition to capitalism, the crushing of indigenous traditions and knowledge, all of these histories and institutions shape who I am today, and I mourn for the suffering caused in the pursuit of power, but they can’t touch my soul and I have my howl to connect, release and invoke spiritual energy, most potently in the ritual of live performance.”

Check out the video for ‘Howl’ – BELOW:

She Drew The Gun has a handful of festival appearances lined up this summer All dates are below –

24th June Sterrrn Festival, Austria

20th July Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset

3rd August Mugstock, Perth, Scotland

25th August Future Now Festival, Birkenhead

She Drew The Gun first emerged in 2015 when she signed with The Coral’s James Skelly’s label Skeleton Key Records. The debut album ‘Memories Of the Future’ soon followed and she won the 2016 Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition. Quickly becoming a staple on BBC 6 Music, the albums ‘Revolution Of Mind’ and ‘Behave Myself’ followed as she worked with the producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys), and Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys remixed her track ‘Behave Myself’.