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# Howling Bells - Chimera
- URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/howling-bells-chimera/
- Published: 2025-12-16T17:27:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-16T17:27:41.000Z
- Description: Howling Bells return with “Chimera,” a reflective indie rock song about doubt, persistence, and the strange hope that keeps musicians going.
- Author: Oliver Bouchard
- Tags: Song Pick of the Day, Music

The London-via-Australia indie rock trio [**Howling Bells**](https://glamglare.com/artist/howling-bells?ref=glamglare.com) hasn’t released new music as a band in over a decade, and their new song “Chimera” feels like a reflection on that long pause. The track circles around disillusionment—what it means to keep making music when the dream feels fragile—but it also hints at the reasons they never fully let go.

Singer/guitarist [Juanita Stein](https://glamglare.com/artist/juanita-stein?ref=glamglare.com) explains:

> Chimera is a strange word. It means a few different and curious things; in this context, however, I’m using it to mean something of an absurd nature, unattainable, a fantasy. Such is the relationship we have with music at times. This song speaks to my experience as a musician, surviving the perpetual ups and downs of the game. But if you’re lucky enough, you have someone who can cut through the noise and help you realise that the fantasy is half the joy. That the longing is part of the journey and that our achievements along the way are deeply meaningful. At its core, 'Chimera' is a song about hope and relinquishing control.

"Chimera" is the third single from Howling Bells' upcoming album [*Strange Life*](https://glamglare.com/album/howling-bells-strange-life?ref=glamglare.com), out on February 13 via Nude Records. Listen to our Song Pick of the Day on your [favorite streaming service](https://republicofmusic.lnk.to/Chimera?ref=glamglare.com), or watch the video below on YouTube:

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