Single of the Week
Saturday, 19 September 2009 09:40
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 people about the exotic town of Perth and writing detailed pub folk hoedowns ... This is gold - bring on the album, I say”
Matthew Hogan,
Drum Media
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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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THE HOLY SEA – Ghosts Of The HorizonRead more...
(An Ocean Awaits/Fuse) Melbourne mariners sail around the continent Anointed by Nick Cave as worthy heirs, folk-rockers The Holy Sea duly raise the creative bar and give it their all on Ghosts Of The Horizon. Henry F. Skerritt’s raspy wail sometimes recalls Isaac Brock and the musical template primarily relies on the…
