Echo will release Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's upcoming release, Howl, in the UK on August 22, 2005. RCA will release the band's thrid album, presumably a short time thereafter. A clip of the first single, "Shuffle Your Feet," is available for preview on their site. You can't predict what the rest of the album will sound like based on what you hear in a mere 20 seconds, but it sounds as if they have made a dramatic, bluesy departure from their standard indie-pop-rock. Robert Turner told Billboard the following about their new sound:

"There's one in the vein of an old, Johnny Cash song, and there are a couple of songs that sound like Dylan's first couple of albums. On the songs that do have a fuller sound, they're more produced and layered. We used that setup more for our first album than the second; just having fun in the studio layering things, rather than the live electric band, throw-and-go sound."

BMRC will kick of a tour in the UK on June 11. Dates so far include:

June 11: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
June 12: Glasgow, QMU
June 13: Manchester, Academy 2
June 14: Birmingham, Academy 2
June 16: London, Scala
June 18: Leeds, Cockpit
June 19: Brighton, Concorde 2