SHOUT OUT LOUDS have been doing solid WORK /// The Burning Ear

to get to know yourself you’ve gotta run away

Hells yeah. Shout Out Louds debut, Our Ill Wills, was one of my favorites of 2007 and now we are getting a follow-up in 2010. After hearing that Phil Ek was producing (the guy who turned the Dodos latest album into a bore), that there wouldn’t be any more strings or bells, and being initially disappointed with “Walls”, I was pretty skeptical about the whole affair. Then I listened. And listened. And watched. And listened. And now I am pretty damn into it. “Walls” is definitely a step in a different direction for the band, but at the same time it’s still a huge anthemic fist pumper that has their stamp all over it. February 23rd is when we get to hear Work and I emphasize hear because I think they could have stepped up their game with the album art. Our Ill Wills was so on point and now this makes them look like a bunch of sad-sacks instead of one of the most sincerely fun bands around.

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December 7, 2009

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jonathan_uk

ANOTHER top track - looking forward to their new stuff in 2010 and will also revisit their old stuff. I used the love 'The Comeback'

Brandon @ TBE

Heck yeah, I am just getting into Howl/Gaff now but am a solid Ill Wills fan. Big hopes for their new one although I am a bit sad to hear that all the strings and bells will be gone :(

fwuu

Our Ill Wills was not Shout Out Louds' debut album =(

Brandon @ TBE

You sir, are definitely right. Shoddy work on my part. :( I apologize. I guess I had better get my game tight and go track down their actual debut, 2003's Howl Howl Gaff Gaff.