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NEW HOWLS is Jonathan A. James, who writes every song, plays every instrument, and creates every album cover in his Brooklyn, NY studio. Valuing honesty over perfection, each song draws from a real experience, and performances are raw and unedited. Lyrics are often scribbled on a piece of paper as the song unfolds in real-time.
The project started in late 2019, when Jonathan's fashion label FEIGN imploded along with the relationship it was born out of. He wrote the first songs on an acoustic guitar his brother gave him as he struggled through intense emotions and burnout. The sound was pure anguish, often with no real words. That's how he came up with the name.
Developing the sound through the pandemic, he found a creative anchor for processing struggle, such as the cycle of love and loss that he endured growing up in over 20 countries and sailing over 10,000 miles with his family on a sailboat.
He released the first song, "Bend," on July 7th, 2025. He wrote and recorded it in a single day while he had a cold.
An EP is coming. So is a band. Expect to see NEW HOWLS playing shows in Brooklyn in late 2025.
Photo: Laney Branch
The project started in late 2019, when Jonathan's fashion label FEIGN imploded along with the relationship it was born out of. He wrote the first songs on an acoustic guitar his brother gave him as he struggled through intense emotions and burnout. The sound was pure anguish, often with no real words. That's how he came up with the name.
Developing the sound through the pandemic, he found a creative anchor for processing struggle, such as the cycle of love and loss that he endured growing up in over 20 countries and sailing over 10,000 miles with his family on a sailboat.
He released the first song, "Bend," on July 7th, 2025. He wrote and recorded it in a single day while he had a cold.
An EP is coming. So is a band. Expect to see NEW HOWLS playing shows in Brooklyn in late 2025.
Photo: Laney Branch
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