Joe Rowley's Loungey Solo Debut

0:00On April 25th, Joe Rowley, a founding member of the Sheffield Band Milburn from the early 2000s, just dropped his solo debut album called, Moses and the Drones. This guy helped shape the indie scene alongside Arctic Monkeys, and after 12 years touring and recording with them, he's stepping out on his own, with a loungy, cinematic vibe full of swagger. After Milburn split in 2008, Rowley hustled as an electrician, testing floods and elites factory, straight up boring grind. Then Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook called him up for keyboards on their AM tour, and boom, he was off to America, contributing guitar, keys, and vocals to their last two albums, even co-writing on the car. The albums got real roots in classic sounds, but feels fresh today, thanks to producer Lauren Humphrey, who's worked with Taim and Paula and Lana Del Rey. Rowley says Humphrey's quirky details pushed him to nail that balance between old school nods and modern edge. Once standout track, something strange, got polished up by Arctic Monkeys' frontman Alex Turner himself.

1:04He heard an early version, jumped in during LA sessions, and elevated it big time. Rowley's already got another full album's worth of ideas brewing. He's hitting solo gigs, supporting inhaler, and reuniting with Milburn for summer festivals, but no new stuff from them. Arctic Monkeys plans are up in the air past this year, so Rowley's locked in on his own path, constantly writing and ready to roll. That wraps music news today, brought to you with AI.