Billy Howerdel, the co-founding guitarist of alt rock icons A PERFECT CIRCLE, has announced his debut solo album called “What Normal Was”, to be relesased on June 10 via Alchemy Recordings, Rise Records, BMG.
The 10-tracker comes 14 years after Billy’s first solo offering ASHES DIVIDE and its album “Keep Telling Myself It’s Alright” in 2008.
His new single “Poison Flowers” comes alongside a video directed by Rizz of LA-based death pop duo VOWWS. Watch above.
“This is me stepping back into my early teen self and making the record I would’ve made if I had the means and the knowledge when I first picked up a guitar — just in 2022,” – comments Howerdel.
“It’s that moment as a kid when you hear a record, close your eyes, and go somewhere else. That was the time I found my lane, so to speak.”
Howerdel will take the new release on tour around North America this June and July.
06/11 Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall
06/12 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre *
06/14 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
06/15 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
06/16 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
06/18 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
06/19 Seattle, WA – Neumos
06/21 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
06/22 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
06/24 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
06/25 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
06/26 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
06/28 Chicago, IL – Cabaret Metro
06/29 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
07/01 Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
07/02 Toronto, ON – Axis Club
07/03 Montreal, QC – Café Campus
07/05 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
07/06 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
07/08 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
07/09 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
07/10 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
07/12 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
07/14 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
07/15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall – Inside Downstairs
07/16 Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
07/17 Austin, TX – Emos
07/20 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
* with Puscifer
“The A Perfect Circle man has channeled his early influences… which treads a line between Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails…” – Guitar World
“If you’re a huge fan of A Perfect Circle, you’re gonna love it hands down. Has shades of A Perfect Circle in there but also a lot of his early influences really coming through like The Cure, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen. Solid!” – Daniel P. Carter (BBC Radio 1)
“Howerdel paints a haunting visual with a dark palette” – Loudwire
