Bio
2007 saw the triumphant resurrection of The Holy Sea as they returned from a five-year hiatus to release their acclaimed second album A Beginner’s Guide to the Sea. A heartfelt tribute to love lost, set amidst the ever present Australian landscape, A Beginner’s Guide saw The Holy Sea hailed as one of the most thoughtful and distinctive voices in the Australian musical terrain. In January 2009 the band was personally invited by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to perform at the inaugural Australian All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.
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News
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17.11.09
The Holy Sea critical juggernaut keeps on rolling... this time with a great live review for the band's Melbourne single launch at the East Brunswick Club... Read more...
Reviews
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This single from The Holy Sea’s forthcoming second album arrived in my letterbox with one of the wordiest press releases I’ve ever encountered. In it, the band stresses their own artistic ambitions, literary allusions and obsession with Australia’s colonial history. Such extensive baggage could easily weigh down the actual music with heightened expectations, especially since they reference such heavyweights as…Read more...
