When the Storms Would Come

Holy Holy release their debut album, 'When The Storms Would Come'. Holy Holy's sound is tinged with the spirit of the classic rock that has shaped their musical sensibilities - it's pretty hard to miss the Neil Young-esque nuances throughout, or the Pink Floyd-flavoured grit in those ragged melodies. The fevered 'A Heroine' is brimming with nostalgic vintage energy, constructed around flawlessly executed '70s-style guitar lines and a tinny, frenetic climbing melody. This is a rumble-tumble, fuzzed-out rock affair, complete with an indulgent closing axe shred that comes across almost as a deliberate nod to the days of old, poured straight into a two-inch tape recorder and expertly configured to 16-tracks. In fact, a majority of the album's elements were recorded directly to tape, providing 'When The Storms Would Come' with an overriding warmth and authenticity; it's all in the weighty, bottom-end-heavy quality that belies Holy Holy's breezy arrangements, crisp guitar tones and dense rhythms.