The West Australian
Saturday, 19 September 2009 10:37
“Occasionally there is a schism in the music world, an unexpected tremor of greatness. Henry F. Skerritt, young visionary and pending poet, displays a hope of this. With his band the Holy Sea, this debut aches Nick Cave – with hauntings of Nick Drake – and rattles the soul. Eavesdrop 1984 is stunning and evocative with brooding depth from the cello, lasting the record through. Como employs minimal orchestration but retains the soulful, provoking depth of a moody genius: further proved in Moksha. Disturbing and enlightening, Blessed Unrest suggests great things to come.”
Julian Tompkin,
The West Australian
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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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Bad Luck/King of Palm Island' continues to delight the critics - this time in Adelaide, where Rip It Up Magazine declared it Single of the Week. Ben Folds and Anberlin can cram it – when it comes to lyrics name-checking our town, nothing beats The Holy Sea’s evocative line ‘The body of my lover stretches out just like the hills…Read more...
