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Rowland S. Howard

Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an influential rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, based in Melbourne, Australia, best known for: his work in the Antipodean discophile art-rock groups Young Charlatans, The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party (both featuring the singer Nick Cave), Crime and the City Solution and These Immortal Souls; his macabre lyrics and imposing roots-based guitar playing; and his song Shivers, which he wrote early in his career, and for which he received peer group kudos. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Dead Radio
188448
2Shut Me Down
151715
3(I Know) A Girl Called Jonny
129579
4Autoluminescent
115627
5Pop Crimes
101918
6Silver Chain
88900
7She Cried
84035
8White Wedding
75680
9I Burnt Your Clothes
74056
10Exit Everything
70027

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