Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard

The Profile

Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet and central figure in the New York No Wave scene. Rowland S. Howard was an Australian guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Birthday Party and These Immortal Souls. Together they collaborated on several recordings including Shotgun Wedding.

Collaborations mentioned in reviews and public sources include the single "Some Velvet Morning" (1982), the Honeymoon in Red sessions (1987) and the album Shotgun Wedding (1991). Rowland S. Howard released Pop Crimes shortly before his death; he was a member of The Birthday Party and These Immortal Souls. Lydia Lunch is associated with the New York No Wave movement.

A glowing, nostalgic review that frames Shotgun Wedding as a masterpiece of dark, gothic blues and post-punk. The reviewer recounts belated discovery of Rowland S. Howard, praises his Jaguar guitar sound and Lydia Lunch's atonal/no-wave voice. Tracks highlighted include "Burning Skulls", "In My Time Of Dying", "Solar Hex", and the nine-song arc of love and death. The piece mixes personal regret with close musical analysis.