Originally formed in El Paso, Texas, Holy Wave carefully combines fluid forms of sacred surf sounds, droning riffs, and group vocals that haunt and harmonize in equal measure.
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 releases. The band released their second LP, ‘Relax,’ in 2014 on Austin Psych Fest’s Reverberation Appreciation Society label and Burger Records. ‘Relax’ saw the band expanding both their sound and their membership, recording for the first time as a five-piece. Holy Wave has toured extensively around the states and internationally, including support for GOAT and Psychic Ills, Austin Psych Fest | Levitation 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as well as appearances at SXSW and CMJ.
Holy Wave have now shared a track, Sueños via Under The Radar, which is lifted from ‘The Evil Has Landed Part II’. ‘The Evil Has Landed Part II’ collects b-sides from the ‘Relax’ sessions and demos from their upcoming LP, ‘Freaks of Nurture’. ‘Freaks of Nurture’ will be out March 11 via Reverberation Appreciation Society. Click here to pre-order the album from Reverberation Appreciation Society now (12/11).
Track listing:
2. Hood Dreams
3. Crystal Blue P
4. Son of Sound
5. Lady Madonna’s Operation
6. Our Pigs Only Have One Bad Day
Holy Wave also shares the tour dates for their European Tour in Spring 2016 – see dates below.
Tour dates:
