Himalayas have ambitions as big as their name.
After forming at school in 2015, things haven’t stopped getting bigger for the Cardiff quartet. Early
single Thank God I’m Not You became an instant hit, with over 50 million streams to date, while
2023’s From Hell To Here debut album saw them heralded as one of the finest new rock bands in
Britain.
High profile fans include fellow Welshmen Stereophonics, who invited them to play their
Eden Sessions extravaganza, while Foo Fighters asked them to open their recent show at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Legendary AC/DC singer Brian Johnson liked them so much they’ve collaborated together on a song, V.O.V. was released in spring 2024.
Now they return with second album, Bad Star which will be available from 25th April 2025.
It’s a record that sees Himalayas – Joe, Mike, Louis and James, expanding far beyond the indie-rock roots of their first works. Now taking in influence from Queens Of The
Stone Age, Radiohead and Foo Fighters and Working with producer Pete Hutchings, (Royal Blood, Nothing But Thieves and Lady Gaga) this direction has been realised implicitly.
These new songs are sure to feature heavily in their SXSW shows