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A new band has been announced that unites artists from three big names of American classic rock, the Howl Owl Howl: the trio made up of Darius Rucker (Hootie & The Blowfish, bands of over 20 million copies and 2 Grammy in the 90s CN “Cracked Rear Vieww), Mike Mills (Rem) and Steve Gorman (founding founder Black Crowes).
“It is fantastic to return to singing with a rock band. It is like friends who find themselves, but also having the opportunity to play with their idols. The things we are writing are so different from everything I tried to do before,” said Darius Rucker, which Eco Mills did never explain the chemistry of a band. We all like it. And we all admire musically. All these things come together and, if it weren’t fun, we wouldn’t do it. “
The announcement comes in the days when the debut album of another superband linked to the world of Rem, the drinks The Sea – made up of Peter Buck (former guitarist of the band) with Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), Duke Garwood, Alain Johannes and Lisette Garcia, has been released. Mills and Buck these days are on tour together with another supergroup again, the baseball projects, formed with Steve Wynn: active for over a decade, they have released several albums with songs all dedicated to the world of baseball. Buck has just released an album with Luke Haines (Auteurs), followed by a short tour in England: at the end of 2024 he participated in another supergroup again, the Silverlites, always with Barrett Martin but together with Joseph Arthur and Rich Robinson (Black Crowes). In short, a very active life for Mills and Buck – while Michael Stipe’s attest solo album that has been talked about for years has yet to materialize …
