Adrienne Howls has never stayed in one lane. Before launching The Coyote Club, she led a previous musical project that moved through retro rock, electronica, devotional songs, trip hop, avant-garde sounds, and indie pop. Raised in a Dutch-American family of classical musicians in Austin, Texas, she grew up studying music with care and discipline. That foundation still shapes her writing today, even as her sound continues to evolve. Now, with The Coyote Club, Howls turns toward something darker and more grounded.
The Coyote Club is her desert rock project, built in the wide open space of Joshua Tree, California, where much of the new material was written. The music leans on deep grooves, reverb-heavy guitars, and a steady, hypnotic pulse. Howls writes the songs, handles vocals, and plays many of the instruments herself. The result feels focused and intentional. There is grit in the guitars, but also restraint. The songs breathe, carrying a sense of tension that never feels rushed.
“STAG” is the debut single from The Coyote Club’s upcoming album The Bloodkeepers. The track is inspired by the stag as a spiritual symbol, seen as a gatekeeper between life and the afterlife. Drawing from personal experiences in Joshua Tree, “STAG” tells the story of an angel of death who falls in love with a woman who is still alive. He wants to become human so he can be with her. But while he may be powerful in the celestial world, he would struggle in human form — flawed, immature, and not prepared for ordinary life.
That conflict gives “STAG” its emotional pull. The song explores desire, change, and the cost of crossing into another world. It sets the tone for The Bloodkeepers, a record shaped by themes of transformation and the limits of what we are willing to give up for love.