{"title":"Holm","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"alien-health","title":"Alien Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, Mikkel Holm Silkjaer, the frontman of Danish indie rock combo Yung released his long-awaited debut solo record as Holm  -   Titled \"Why Don't You Dance\", it was a product of three years of writing and nearly six months of recording, and a gleefully varied guitar-pop record that veers between styles  -   On second album 'Alien Health', he continues to step away from his group's predilection for taut rock and roll and instead embracing a different side of his musical personality, one defined by his sharp ear for a hook, as well as - crucially - his burgeoning ability as an expressive lyricist. Alien Health is full of melodic and addictive cuts and is a honest, reflective, and emotionally-charged body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PNKSLM Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50434653389131,"sku":"2046661","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_8e8b2349_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726892617"},{"product_id":"dappled-ep","title":"Dappled EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited to 200 Copies on Black Vinyl. Holm is the solo project of Danish multi-instrumentalist Mikkel Holm-Silkjær, and the latest iteration of an impressive musical trajectory that has seen him record and play with Yung, Brooch, Tears, Urban Achievers, and Happy Hookers for Jesus. At just 23 and with a discography already in double figures, Holm-Silkjær is nothing if not prolific. Yet his work as Holm might prove to be his most complete. While previous projects were often collaborative, all four songs on \u003ci\u003eDappled\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut EP for Tough Love, were written, recorded, performed, and mixed by Holm-Silkjær himself in a shared rehearsal space. This resourcefulness has long been characteristic of the music he makes, defined by an overarching DIY ethos that has also seen him champion the music of others through the two record labels he runs (100 and Shordwood, the latter of which also released the first Holm recordings as a 7\") and the organisation of numerous live events in both Aarhus and Copenhagen. Those familiar with Holm-Silkjær's other music will certainly recognise Dappled as his -that unmistakable metallic vocal, brash chiming guitars, and a preternatural melodic sensibility. Where \u003ci\u003eDappled\u003c\/i\u003e differs from previous work, however, is in song structure, most obviously on \u003ci\u003eHope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrow\u003c\/i\u003e, the opening and closing tracks respectively. Though anchored by recurring motifs (not quite choruses!), these are sprawling and explorative songs, matched by lyrics unusually insightful and clear-sighted for someone so young. Take the neat double-meaning in the repeated coda of 'Grow' for example: \"I’m growing, growing, growing, this arrangement, it’s not in tune\". In that line there's a convenient way of understanding what Holm-Silkjær has arrived at with \u003ci\u003eDappled\u003c\/i\u003e -a relatable reflection on finding personal identity through his own ever-evolving music. 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Titled \u003ci\u003eWhy Don’t You Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s a product of three years of writing and nearly six months of recording, it’s a gleefully varied guitar-pop record that veers between styles, from the fizzing energy of ‘Descending’ and opener ‘Intelligent Moves’ to the gorgeously melodic ‘Like a Dog’ and ‘The Rope’, via the stately introspection of tracks like ‘K’s Choice’ and lead single ‘Back Home’. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded by Yung bandmate Tobias Guldborg Tarp (who co-produced alongside Neil Robert Young), \u003ci\u003eWhy Don’t You Dance \u003c\/i\u003eis the sound of Silkjær stepping away from his group’s predilection for taut rock and roll and instead embracing a different side of his musical personality, one defined by his sharp ear for a hook, as well as - crucially - his burgeoning ability as an expressive lyricist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PNKSLM Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Green | LP","offer_id":50918067274059,"sku":"1136545","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bb559834-5bfa-4f47-b250-37da67052eb6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1733088388"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/holm.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}