Track Review: YOWL - Warm (In the Soft White Fire of Modern Living)

Peckham 5-piece and Not Another Music Blog. favourites YOWL have shared their brand new single 'Warm (In the Soft White Fire of Modern Living)'. It follows the release of the bands second single and video for 'Dark Room' and a UK tour with label mates LICE including a sold out headline show at London's Sebright Arms.

Photo Credit: Rowan Allen

The track opens with a delicately picked guitar riff with frontman Gabriel Byrde's vocals complimenting the jarring guitar melodies. YOWL have a knack for building their witty and poetic songs slowly but when the chaos comes, the lads really let rip. YOWL's instrumentation compliments their commentary on the frustrations of the London 9 to 5. 'Warm' perfectly encapsulates the feelings of exhaustion and anxiety of modern day life. Throughout the song, more dissonant guitar stabs are introduced over a walking bassline. These guitars embody the lyrical themes and Byrde's sometimes vacant vocals contrast perfectly.

YOWL are a band that create consistently well written and articulate music and 'Warm' is another wonderful addition to their relatively small but amazing back catalogue. They are at the forefront of the growing South London punk scene and are one of the bands we believe Britain and guitar music as a whole needs. Their dynamic and honest statements on the trials and tribulations of life are a gift and it won't be long before everyone starts to wake up.



Alongside the new single, YOWL have also announced two new live dates including a headline show at Bermondsey Social Club on the 31st of May and a show supporting IDLES at the legendary Trades Club in Hebden Bridge on the 1st of August. Catch YOWL live at any of the dates below, you really won't be disappointed.

28th April – Portsmouth Psych Fest
28th April – Sticky Mikes, Brighton (Free entry)
6th May – Sounds From The Other City, Manchester
25th – 27th May – Dot to Dot Festival
31st May – Bermondsey Social Club, London
21st July – Truck Festival, Oxford
1st August – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge w/ IDLES

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