Howards Alias
| Howards Alias | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Southampton, Hampshire, UK |
| Genres | rock / progressive / punk |
| Years active | 1999–2005, 2006–2008 |
| Labels |
Good Clean Fun Records Household Name Records |
| Associated acts |
Skylar Thinkpol NoComply Desa Chin Music Workin Lunch Lloyd Williams Identity No. 1 |
| Website | official Myspace |
| Members | Matthew Reynolds Nicholas Horne David Ransom Robert King Matthew Roberts |
| Past members | Christopher Murphy Rob Griffin Stevie McCusker Jevon Snell Jon Warren Lloyd Williams Peter Miles |
Howards Alias were a band in the modern UK underground punk scene. They formed in 1999 in Southampton, England and blend an eclectic mix of rock, progressive, punk and ska influences into their own musical output. They permanently disbanded in April 2008.
The band released four full-length albums. The first – The Chameleon Script – was released by Good Clean Fun Records in 2002, with the second and third albums being released on the Household Name Records label in 2004 and 2005 respectively. In 2008 the band self-released their final album [ep.i.phan.ic], before finishing as a band. During their career, Howards Alias have also released a split EP with friends Desa and contributed to several international punk compilation CDs.
Matthew Reynolds had a dream in which he decided that there should be a name for not only the band, but also the band's sound – this was "Howard". Using the logic that music should not be confined to one genre, he decided that "Howard" should have many aliases.
Howards Alias began at the end of 1999, writing songs mostly in the ska-punk vein. Even by the time that The Chameleon Script was released in 2002, it became apparent that the band's sound was somewhat more mature and defined than the usual third wave sound that had been overdone in previous years. The album was critically acclaimed; even by notorious UK rock weekly Kerrang!, who awarded it four "K"s out of five.
The band continued to tour hard with bands such as Lightyear, Captain Everything!, No Comply, Sonic Boom Six, Desa and Rx Bandits (who are generally acknowledged as a major influence in later Howards Alias work).
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