Scowl Embrace the Ethereal and the Brutal on Are We All Angels
Santa Cruz hardcore outfit Scowl have released their anticipated Dead Oceans debut, Are We All Angels. This record expands the boundaries of punk without losing its bite. Accompanying the release is a surreal, tightly wound video for the single “Fantasy,” directed by Louise de Nexon. The band will make their Late-Night TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 9th.
Blending sharp aggression with glimmers of melody and emotional nuance, Are We All Angels pushes Scowl into new territory. Produced by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight) and mixed by Rich Costey (Vampire Weekend, Fiona Apple), the album distills punk fury through a kaleidoscopic lens. Frontwoman Kat Moss leans into a broader vocal palette—sometimes snarling, sometimes shimmering—while the band’s instrumentals evolve through noise rock, alt-pop, and snarling hardcore.
“The majority of us were really not proficient musicians when this band started,” says Moss. “But now… we have a better idea of what we want to do.”
From Punk Roots to Polished Chaos
Scowl’s musical DNA is still soaked in the ethos of punk and hardcore. Their influences run from Bad Brains and Negative Approach to Hole, Sonic Youth, and even Billie Eilish. This diverse palette shines through on the album’s 11 tracks, including previously released singles “Special,” “B.A.B.E,” “Tonight (I’m Afraid),” and “Not Hell Not Heaven.”
Bassist Bailey Lupo describes the process as the band’s “most collaborative to date,” with every member contributing ideas that helped shape this layered, genre-bending record.
Watch: “Fantasy” Video
The video for “Fantasy” sets the band in an eerie, neon-lit arcade that spirals from dreamlike escapism into claustrophobic unrest. It’s a striking visual metaphor for the album’s thematic tension: beauty blooming through pressure, melody surfacing through mayhem.
Scowl On The Road: US, UK, EU, Mexico Tour Dates
Following a whirlwind of international appearances and a stacked festival season, Scowl will hit the road hard in 2025. They’ll be joined by Glixen on a series of U.S. summer dates and Modern Color for the UK/EU leg of the tour.
UK DATES (w/ Modern Color):
5.5.25 – Rebellion, Manchester
5.6.25 – Newgate Social, Newcastle
5.7.25 – Cathouse, Glasgow
5.8.25 – Thekla, Bristol
5.9.25 – The Dome, London
5.24.25 – Slam Dunk, Hatfield Park
5.25.25 – Slam Dunk, Leeds
For the full list of global tour stops, see below.
SCOWL TOUR DATES
April 2025
4.12.25 – Indieplaza @ Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, USA – Hives
May 2025
5.5.25 – Rebellion, Manchester, UK ^
5.6.25 – Newgate Social, Newcastle, UK ^
5.7.25 – Cathouse, Glasgow, UK ^
5.8.25 – Thekla, Bristol, UK ^
5.9.25 – The Dome, London, UK ^
5.10.25 – Kavka, Antwerp, Belgium ^
5.11.25 – Tivoli Pandora, Utrecht, Netherlands ^
5.13.25 – Hole 44, Berlin, Germany ^
5.14.25 – Gebäude 9, Köln, Germany ^
5.16.25 – L’Boat, Bordeaux, France ^
5.17.25 – Stage Live, Bilbao, Spain ^
5.18.25 – LAV 2, Lisbon, Portugal ^
5.20.25 – Mon, Madrid, Spain ^
5.21.25 – La2, Barcelona, Spain ^
5.22.25 – Marché Gare, Lyon, France ^
5.23.25 – Trabendo, Paris, France ^
5.24.25 – Slam Dunk, Hatfield Park, Hatfield, UK
5.25.25 – Slam Dunk, Leeds, UK
June 2025
6.6.25 – Gato Calavera, Mexico City, Mexico
6.7.25 – Día Libre Festival, Monterrey, Mexico
6.8.25 – Foro Independencia, Guadalajara, Mexico
6.11.25 – Black Box, Tijuana, Mexico
6.14-15.25 – Warped Tour, Washington, DC, USA
6.16.25 – Warehouse, Richmond, VA, USA $
6.17.25 – Eulogy, Asheville, NC, USA $
6.19.25 – Ottobar, Baltimore, MD, USA $
6.20.25 – Camp Punksylvania, Gilbert, PA, USA
July 2025
7.16.25 – Grey Witch, Las Vegas, NV, USA #
7.17.25 – Strummers, Fresno, CA, USA #
7.18.25 – Cypress, Reno, CA, USA #
7.20.25 – Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR, USA #
7.22.25 – Barboza, Seattle, WA, USA #
7.23.25 – Shredder, Boise, ID, USA #
7.24.25 – Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT, USA #
7.26.25 – Unhinged Festival, Denver, CO, USA
7.28.25 – Reverb, Omaha, NE, USA #
7.29.25 – Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN, USA #
7.30.25 – X-Ray, Milwaukee, WI, USA #
August 2025
8.1.25 – Hinterland Music Festival, St. Charles, IA, USA
September 2025
9.20.25 – Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta, GA, USA
October 2025
10.2-5.25 – Aftershock Festival, Sacramento, CA, USA
November 2025
11.14-15.25 – Warped Tour, Orlando, FL, USA
* ^ = w/ Modern Color Support
* # = w/ Glixen
* $ = w/ Drain Support
