Norwich quartet Brown Horse return with new single “Twisters“, with a Michel Gondry-esque music video and tour announcement
Brown Horse—named one of Brooklyn Vegan’s 10 Artists Shaping the New Indie-Country Boom—return with their third and best album in as many years, Total Dive. With songs from each of the four members (Patrick Turner, Nyle Holihan, Emma Tovell and Rowan Braham) the writing charts a world of small revelations and painful changes. Total Dive is out 10 April via Loose Music; pre-order today on LP and CD. They have also announced their first ever North American tour, as well as a string of UK dates.
In addition, Brown Horse are excited to share the album’s first single “Twisters.” The wide-open blast of country rock features a tangle of shimmering pedal steel and swirling organ, and hits like a pothole on a moonless night, marking the moment quiet unease slips into disaster. The accompanying music video was directed by Alistair Nicholls and showcases the band reporting on some Michel Gondry-esque weather patterns.
Their strongest and most grounded work to date, Total Dive showcases a new level of skill and assurance in the band’s thoughtful lyricism and musicality. Leaning away from the playfulness and eclecticism of their previous works, Total Dive sees Brown Horse step forward into the darkness with a cautious optimism. As they move confidently between searing noise and delicate reflection, they take time to note the beauty and agony of the mundane; the death rattle of a vending machine, headlights flashing in the eyes of a road-killed fox, the heather-pink of a winter sky.
The new album is the clearest expression yet of Brown Horse’s unique sound: somewhere between the stark country rock of Uncle Tupelo, the raw intimacy of early Cat Power, and the haunted landscapes of Magnolia Electric Co., while embracing the self-possessed noisiness of alt-rock trailblazers like Built to Spill and The Breeders. Bolstered by the playing of Norwich drummer Ben Rodwell and the vocal harmonies of Leeds-based musician Neve Cariad, Total Dive is the sound of a band coming fully into their own. These are songs inhabited by wide Norfolk skies, thousands of shared miles on the road, the noise of heartbreak and humor, and the echoing silence of long hours spent in strange in-between places.
Brown Horse embark on their first ever US tour in May, but not before a run through the UK immediately following the release of Total Dive. A full list of announced dates can be found below. Follow Brown Horse on Instagram for future news from the group.
| Their strongest and most grounded work to date, Total Dive showcases a new level of skill and assurance in the band’s thoughtful lyricism and musicality. Leaning away from the playfulness and eclecticism of their previous works, Total Dive sees Brown Horse step forward into the darkness with a cautious optimism. As they move confidently between searing noise and delicate reflection, they take time to note the beauty and agony of the mundane; the death rattle of a vending machine, headlights flashing in the eyes of a road-killed fox, the heather-pink of a winter sky. The new album is the clearest expression yet of Brown Horse’s unique sound: somewhere between the stark country rock of Uncle Tupelo, the raw intimacy of early Cat Power, and the haunted landscapes of Magnolia Electric Co., while embracing the self-possessed noisiness of alt-rock trailblazers like Built to Spill and The Breeders. Bolstered by the playing of Norwich drummer Ben Rodwell and the vocal harmonies of Leeds-based musician Neve Cariad, Total Dive is the sound of a band coming fully into their own. These are songs inhabited by wide Norfolk skies, thousands of shared miles on the road, the noise of heartbreak and humor, and the echoing silence of long hours spent in strange in-between places. Brown Horse embark on their first ever US tour in May, but not before a run through the UK immediately following the release of Total Dive. A full list of announced dates can be found below. Follow Brown Horse on Instagram for future news from the group. Critical praise of Reservoir (2024): ★★★★ “An entirely unique yet instantly recognisable sound” — MOJO ★★★★ “Extraordinary emotional heft. What a debut” — The Sunday Times ★★★★ “A seriously good – and curiously British – addition to the country rock canon”— The Times Critical praise of All the Right Weaknesses (2025): 8/10 “Brown Horse have come a long way in a very short time… On this evidence, they’re set to run and run.” — Uncut “Brims with memory and wanderlust… a band born to run” — Shindig!★★★★ “When the questions sound this good, who needs all the answers.” — MOJO Brown Horse on tour:Mar 19 Manchester, UK – Night & DayApr 09 Southbourne, UK – The Larder HouseApr 10 Falmouth, UK – WanderfalApr 11 Bristol, UK – Outer Town FestivalApr 12 Oxford, UK – The Jericho TavernApr 15 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor BachApr 16 Luton, UK – The Bear ClubApr 17 Brighton, UK – The Hope & RuinApr 18 Ipswich, UK – St. Stephen’s ChurchMay 02 Los Angeles, CA – Permanent Records RoadhouseMay 03 Ojai, CA – Deer LodgeMay 05 San Francisco, CA – Make-Out RoomMay 07 Seattle, WA – Baba YagaMay 08 Trout Lake, WA – Trout Lake HallMay 09 Portland, OR – Polaris HallMay 10 Vancouver, BC – The PearlMay 13 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street EntryMay 14 Chicago, IL – The HideoutMay 15 Detroit, MI – Lager HouseMay 16 Toronto, ON – Monarch TavernMay 19 Boston, MA – O’Brien’s PubMay 20 New York, NY – Night Club 101July 24 Deer Shed Festival, UK |
