Mess & Noise
Saturday, 19 September 2009 10:35
“A Beginner’s Guide to the Sea is the first Holy Sea release since their debut Blessed Unrest appeared in 2000 to widespread acclaim and inevitable Triffids comparisons. Thankfully, while their productivity makes Portishead look like workaholics, the quality control remains sky-high. This is a very welcome return.”
Daniel Herborn,
Mess & Noise
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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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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...
