Los Angeles, CA - November 4^th - So-Cal's resident rockers Night Riots have announced January 20^th as the release date for their highly anticipated upcoming EP, Howl. Off the heels of their tremendously successful debut EP, Young Lore, Night Riots have recently signed to Sumerian Records and premiered the music video for Howl's debut single, "Contagious" with MTV. Watch the eerie music video here: http://bit.ly/NRContagious and purchase "Contagious" on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/1xYzlCF.

On the new EP, Night Riots frontman, Travis Hawley, explains, "We wrote Howl during off weeks while touring our Young Lore EP in the Spring and Summer of 2014. We escaped and hid away at Palmquist Studios with producer Eric Palmquist (Bad Suns, Trash Talk, Waaves, Mars Volta) driving out our demons, exploring them and channeling the stories into our music." He continues,"We pushed ourselves harder than we ever have before to break free of any creative boxes we had surrounded ourselves with in the past. What we came up with were songs written for the night. They are songs for driving at dusk through the desert or for lightless back roads with the moon coming through the trees.  They are stories of life's yearning and acceptance along with the duality of life... that without darkness there is no light."

With praise pouring in from the likes of MTV, FUSE, Huffington Post, KROQ, All Things Go, NYLON, AV Club and Filter, NIGHT RIOTS is setting the alternative underworld ablaze as swift and smartly as their brooding, melody rich and timeless songs have already endeared them to critics. The Southern California based band has a unique melodic sensibility - delivering transcendent pop music that is both modern and timeless; as well as both sinister and romantic, with the downbeat flare of new wave, '80s movie soundtracks.

Frontman Travis Hawley spent five years in England before moving to a small coastal town with only one traffic light, where he met guitarists Nick Fotinakes and Matt DePauw, bassist Mikel Van Kranenburg and drummer Rico Rodriguez. Now heralded by Rolling Stone as one of the "Top 16 Unsigned Bands in North America," Night Riots just wrapped up their Fall Tour with K.Flay and Step Rockets, and have shared the stage with a diverse group of bands including The Mowgli's, Wild Cub, Driver Friendly, Youngblood Hawke, The Front Bottoms, Angels & Airwaves and many more.

Night Riots will release "Howl" on January 20^th via Sumerian Records.

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Available for Pre-Order on 11.17

"Howl" EP Tracklisting:

1. Oh My Heart
2. Contagious
3. Holsters
4. Break
5. Shine
6. Follow You