Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons

Armed? ?with? ?electric? ?guitars,? ?swooning? ?vocals,? ?and? ?songs? ?that? ?split? ?the? ?difference? ?between? ?rock? ?& roll? ?and? ?dreamy? ?psychedelia,? ?Angela? ?Perley? ?&? ?the? ?Howlin’? ?Moons? ?pack? ?the? ?biggest? ?punch? ?of? ?their care?er? ?with? ???Homemade ?Vision. Like?? ?the? ?band’s? ?debut,? ???Hey ? ? Kid ? ?? —? ?an? ?album? ?whose? ?kickoff? ?track,? ?“Athens,”? ?earned? ?Perley? ?an International? ?Songwriting? ?Award? ?in?? ?2014? ?—?? ??Homemade ? ? Vision ? ?? was? ?recorded? ?in? ?the? ?Howlin’ Moons’? ?hometown? ?of? ?Columbus,? ?Ohio.? ?Many? ?of? ?the? ?songs? ?were? ?dreamt? ?up? ?somewhere? ?along? ?the highways? ?and? ?backroads? ?that? ?crisscross? ?America,? ?though,? ?coaxed? ?into? ?life? ?by? ?a? ?group? ?of roots-rock? ?road? ?warriors? ?who? ?regularly? ?play? ?more? ?than? ?100? ?shows? ?a? ?year.? ?As? ?a? ?result, Homemade Vision is? ?the? ?sort? ?of? ?wide-ranging? ?record? ?that? ?creates? ?its? ?own? ?geography,? ?building? ?an imaginary? ?place? ?where? ?the? ?influences? ?of? ?David? ?Gilmour,? ?Tom? ?Petty,? ?Led? ?Zeppelin,? ?and? ?Nebula all? ?intersect. It’s? ?also? ?the? ?work? ?of? ?a? ?genuine? ??band. Chris? ?Connor’s? ?guitar? ?playing? ?—? ?a? ?flurry? ?of? ?fuzz,? ?crunch, twang? ?and? ?bang? ?—? ?occupies? ?just? ?as? ?large? ?a? ?role? ?as? ?Perley’s? ?voice,? ?while? ?Billy? ?Zehnal’s? ?bass? ?— coupled? ?with? ?cymbal? ?crashes? ?and? ?snare? ?hits? ?from? ?an? ?arsenal? ?of? ?heavy-hitting? ?drummers? ?—? ?glues the? ?mix? ?together.? ?Inspired? ?by? ?love,? ?heartbreak,?? ?and? ?everything? ?in? ?between,? ??Homemade ?Vision ??is a? ?battle? ?cry? ?from? ?a? ?band? ?that’s? ?spent? ?years? ?fighting? ?the? ?good? ?fight,? ?carving? ?out? ?their? ?own? ?brand? ?of atmospheric,? ?aggressive? ?Americana? ?along? ?the? ?way.