Originally formed in El Paso, Texas, Holy Wavecombine surf sounds, droning riffs, and group vocals that haunt and harmonize in equal measure. The band have now shared the video for the first single, California Took My Bobby Away, which is lifted from their upcoming LP, ‘Freaks of Nurture’ (out March 11 via Reverberation Appreciation Society). Watch the video via YouTube below.
Recently, the band made the move to Austin and released ‘Knife Hits, The Evil Has Landed, and Evil Hits,’ a compilation featuring select tracks from the band’s prior output, and the band’s first release on The Reverberation Appreciation Society. The band’s second LP, ‘Relax,’ was released in 2014 and saw the band expanding both their sound and their membership, recording for the first time as a five-piece. The band followed up ‘Relax’ with ‘Evil Hits Part II,’ a collection of B-sides and demos, released as a limited edition 10″ EP. ‘Freaks Of Nurture,’ is the band’s 3rd studio LP, which was recorded at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX by Erik Wofford (Explosions In The Sky, The Black Angels, My Morning Jacket).
Track listing:
1. She Put A Seed In My Ear
2. Wendy Go Round
3. Western Playland
4. You Should Lie
5. California Took My Bobby Away
6. Air Wolf
7. Our Pigs
8. Sir Isaac Nukem
9. Magic Landing
10. Minstrel’s Gallop
Holy Wave has toured extensively around the states and internationally, including support for GOAT and Psychic Ills, and festival appearances at SXSW, CMJ, Incubate, and every year at LEVITATION (formerly Austin Psych Fest) since 2011, including the upcoming 2016 edition.
