“Lady Luck” by The Howlers – A Song Feature

 

     The Howlers self-identify their genre as Desert Rock. That sent us scurrying for a better understanding of the genre. Turns out that the birthplace of the genre is credited as being Palm Desert in California, which is adjacent to the home of the Coachella Music Festival. Desert Rock began with free-form jamming and has become a combination of heavy metal, psychedelia, blues, punk, and grunge. We have no basis for knowing, but the band name seems appropriate in view of the coyote howling that is familiar in the area around Palm Desert.
 
     On the other hand, The Howlers are a London-based band. The trio is sharing songs as they approach the May 17 release of their debut album “What You've Got to Lose to Win It All.” We particularly enjoy “Lady Luck,” although “El Dorado” is also appealing. Both songs are embedded in this post. The members are Adam Young (vocals, guitar), Guus Ter Braak (bass), and Tom Riggs (drums).
 
     The Howlers note that “Lady Luck” isn’t a true newborn. For years, the song existed as a orphaned riff, never quite finding its full form. They explain:
  “’Lady Luck’ is one of those tracks that never really quite had a place, Adam had the main riff for years often playing it during soundcheck or rehearsals but it never had a song round it, multiple attempts to write a song around it always came out missing the mark by miles and for a long time it was this problem child, Guus would often say ‘Just leave it now’ but Adam knew there was something in it, he just couldn't see it yet. Eventually the song as it is today came into being by chopping up multiple other songs in similar states of limbo for verses and a chorus and smashing them together, sort of like a Frankenstein’s monster of a track made up of all the best bits of other songs, and now it's one of our favourite songs to play live.”
 
     “Lady Luck” by The Howlers

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Lyrics of “Lady Luck” by The Howlers
I tried to tell you where I stand.
But you never want to know.
 
I know we don’t see eye to eye.
If you said jump, I'd say “How high?”
 
All I need is all I wanted,
And I’m losing my mind just to find.
It ain't easy to be honest,
When the truth hurts more than a lie.
 
I know it never goes to plan.
You said I never understand.
 
So I'll sit here by the phone.
Wondering when you might call.
 
All I need is all I wanted,
And I'm losing my mind just to find.
It ain't easy to be honest,
When the truth hurts more than a lie.
 
Well time keeps passing you by.
If you blink then you’ll miss it, and I
Feel like we're passing ships in the night,
But I don’t think you realise.
 
All I need is all I wanted,
And I'm losing my mind just to find.
It ain't easy to be honest,
When the truth hurts more than a lie.

     The story behind the single “El Dorado” is less positive:
  “‘El Dorado’, the single released earlier this year, hinted at what was to come from the trio; glorious, expansive songs that conjure up cinematic landscapes a long, long way from London’s East End. Escapism, perhaps, but entirely understandable and justified given what frontman Adam has experienced over the last two years. Two life changing strokes in the course of two months, the loss of four family members and two close friends and the following immeasurable grief have all played a huge part in the creation of the album, the devoted bond between bandmates and the unique connection between the band and their fanbase.”
 
          “El Dorado” by The Howlers

Lyrics of “El Dorado” by The Howlers
In the city, you will find
You’re not the only one
Who wants their name in lights
 
Five days a week, barely getting by
But no man can choose
To be born with a silver spoon
 
For every stranger knows
What you’ve got to lose for you to win it all
 
But one day, you will find, El Dorado
On the way, you will beg, steal and borrow
But one day, you will find, El Dorado
What you find is yours and yours alone
 
In the city you will shine
Like a diamond
Set in starry sky
 
For everybody’s on the grind
But one man's greed
Makes him bite the hand that feeds
 
For every stranger knows
What you’ve got to lose for you to win it all
 
But one day, you will find, El Dorado
On the way, you will beg, steal and borrow
But one day, you will find, El Dorado
What you find is yours and yours alone
 
But one day, you will find, El Dorado
On the way, you will beg steal and borrow
But one day, you will find, El Dorado
What you find is yours and yours alone