Ritual Howls

Describing their style as "death jangle," Detroit's Ritual Howls blend elements of post-punk, country, industrial, film music, and musique concrète into stark yet enveloping songs. The band's approach proved to be equally distinctive and versatile, spanning the sweeping spaghetti Western drama of 2014's Turkish Leather, the sleek, hard-edged sounds of 2019's Rendered Armor, and the driving, cavernous introspection of 2023's Virtue Falters. Featuring vocalist/guitarist Paul Bancell, keyboardist/percussionist Christopher Samuels, and bassist Ben Saginaw, the trio issued their ...