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Ghosts of the Horizon
The release of the band’s new album ‘Ghosts of The Horizon’ was delayed by a few months earlier this year, but now, almost 12 months later, the band are happy to announce the album will be in stores in the last week of September, with a national tour from October 2nd.
The new album is a stunning work that has the hallmarks of a landmark Australian album. It’s an album as grand and sweeping and complex as its muse, this promised, yet conflicted land of Australia. The stories it holds are rich and evocative, delving deeply into the national psyche. Haunting and expansive, it’s a brilliant foray into the rich Australian folk-rock tradition that brings to mind the band’s influences such as The Triffids, The Go-Betweens, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Paul Kelly and The Drones – but these are inspirations that have been imbibed and transformed into a sound that is uniquely and beautifully, The Holy Sea.
News
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29.05.11
The Holy Sea are very pleased to announce the launch of their first vinyl release: the 7- inch vinyl AA-single 'The Ten Rules/St Thomas Sound'.
The release follows on from the critical acclaim for their 2010 album 'Ghosts of the Horizon', which was nominated for Album of the Year in the 2010 Rolling Stone Magazine Awards.
The limited edition, numbered single features two Holy Sea favourites. Co-written by Henry F. Skerritt and Daniel Hoey, ‘The Ten Rules’ relates the storied, afflicted life of Thomas Wentworth ‘Tom’ Wills, the brilliantly flawed codifier of Australian Rules…
Reviews
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Paddy, There’s Got to Be One More Bar Open/Ghost Town “Henry F. Skerritt took his Holy Sea from Perth to Melbourne five years ago and this single is their first release in all that time. What’s Skerritt been doing in Melbourne? Paddy tells you in great detail - he’s been drinking too much, reading letters in The Herald Sun, telling…Read more...
