Okay, as usual, I mangled New Band Day. I committed myself to letting you know about LP, the Holy Fuck album released at the end of October. However, having made the commitment to them based on notes from a respected indie record label and shop, which lead me to believe this was their debut album, I discovered this is actually their sophomore release. Their self-titled debut was unleashed in 2005. Damn it, I’m still sticking with them.
SIDEBAR – In the event you’re not in the know, yes, Holy Fuck is the name of the band, not some ruse to attract visitors to 100b.
Technically, Holy Fuck are jammed into the electronica/krautrock genre. I’m not a real electronica fan, so I was dubious when I popped the CD into the player. When I think of electronica I think of music I can’t get any traction with (see Porn Sword Tobacco). However, I think calling Holy Fuck electronica could lose them a lot of fans turned off simply by the thought of bleeps, blurps, and dings. Sure, their sound is driven by electronic devices of various types. The result, though, is like an indie rock layer cake topped with electronic icing – the cakey bits are delicious by themselves but the icing is so yummy. Depending on what level you focus on you can hear two different bands, which, I have to say, makes for an enjoyable listening session.
Try them for yourself and see what you think. “Royal Gregory” is one of the more dance-like and bass-heavy of the tracks. Others, such as “Super Inuit”, “Lovely Allen”, and “The Pulse” are much less so. A wonderfully varied experience.
Holy Fuck – Royal Gregory
For more, head to the Holy Fuck MySpace zone. For tour dates and more, check out their official site.
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