Rowland S Howard, a key figure of the Melbourne underground music for decades, releases his second solo album entitled Pop Crimes. Having showcased his distinctive, occasionally bleak romanticism through influential bands such as the Boys Next Door, the Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls, Crime And The City Solution, and Honeymoon In Red, Rowland S. Howard's latest record is a powerful and haunting reminder of Rowland's continuing strength and originality as a songwriter.