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Photo – Michelle Grace Hunder

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Much loved Australian ARIA Double Platinum group Holy Holy (AKA Timothy Carroll and Oscar Dawson) have today released their highly anticipated new album Cellophane.

The pair have also dropped a stylish video for their new single ‘This Time’ featuring Tasman Keith. The video was directed by the band’s beloved collaborator Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore and abounds with instantly memorable choreography. Watch HERE.

Holy Holy frontman Tim Carroll says: “‘This Time’ is song about being incapable of moving on. Of living in the past. Of reliving moments and conversations. Of living in those memories as we all do.

“Such a privilege to get to work with Tasman Keith on this one. We fell in love with his record A Colour Undone, especially the song ‘Tread Light’, which is such an incredible work. Tasman is a Gumbaynggirr man from Bowraville, New South Wales. He’s one of those triple-threat people. Can sing, can dance, can rap, has killer style, and he is a super creative and thoughtful dude. When we started chatting with him, I remember being worried he might find some of these works a bit to pop for his taste, and he was like ‘Nah – I f— with that shit’. Turns out he’s a huge pop music guy – loves MJ and Prince so it was fun to see his using that part of his talent on this track.”

Holy Holy producer/guitarist Oscar Dawson adds: “We got together in the studio with Tasman and he didn’t just deliver the part, he totally re-wrote it. Made it better. Turns out he is as much a rapper as he is a singer. He wrote all these layered melodic parts and really lifted the song. It went from being something we were just experimenting with, to something we fell in love with. We can’t wait to perform it on stage with Tas.”

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The act’s fifth album Cellophane finds them shedding their inhibitions, alleviating themselves of the weight of expectation and pushing their sound to new territory. Triple J breakfast host Concetta Caristo has already dubbed the album “iconic”.

Much of the spirit of the Cellophane stems from its collaborative nature. It features a plethora of cross-genre guests from Australia and abroad – more guests than on any previous Holy Holy release to date.

There’s the frenetic single ‘Messed Up’ with Sydney rap sensation Kwame, the swaying RnB-flavoured ‘Neon St’ with Ethiopian-Australian neo-soul wunderkind Medhanit, the buoyant dance infused ‘Pretend To Be’ featuring production flourishes from Jack Glass of Bag Raiders, and the charged 80s montage-scene pop of ‘Ready’ – a text message duet with Tasmanian electronica act Sumner.

Elsewhere Perth newcomer Darcie Haven elevates ‘Heroes’, while there are international collabs with UK upstart Tia Carys on ‘Two Minds, Two Days, Two Mornings’ and Swedish bedroom-pop artist Many Voices Speak sings in-language on the title track.

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Photo – MICHELLE GRACE HUNDER

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“We formulated this idea of Holy Holy as this kind of songwriting factory,” says singer Carroll of the Cellophane’s extensive collaborations. “What would happen if we got a day or two with all of these really talented and really interested people, wrap around them and create something cool together? We really enjoyed the process, and we loved getting to know all these different artists. It became like a family, and it creates a tapestry that’s so rich and so exciting to us.”

Guitarist/producer Dawson views the album’s extensive features list as something that could have only come at this exact point in Holy Holy’s career – it’s a product of the duo’s decade-plus partnership, and the sense of confidence that has come with it.

“I don’t think we would have been ready if we tried something like this on an earlier album,” he says. “We’ve made a lot of progress, especially as songwriters – we’ve been really able to narrow in on a musical idea and get a real feel for a song. After making most of [Holy Holy’s previous album] Hello My Beautiful World on our own because of COVID, it was so nice to be able to get together with people in a room and make music together again.”

Cellophane is available in vinyl in four striking limited edition transparent colours – amber, royal blue, emerald green and ruby red, inspired by the album’s cover art (below), which was designed by the band’s longtime collaborator Timothy Lovett. Purchase the vinyl here.

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INTIMATE ALBUM RELEASE EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Holy Holy will celebrate the release Cellophane with six very special, very intimate events across the country, kicking off tonight in Hobart.

These one-off events will see Tim and Oscar chat about the making of some of their favourite songs from the album, as well as an audience Q&A and a Cellophane vinyl/CD signing with their fans.

The pair will also perform in a way most fans will never have seen before – just the two of them, in stripped back duo mode. They will perform a handful of songs from Cellophane, alongside a few of their best loved tracks from their rich back catalogue.

Brisbane and Launceston are sold out, and there are only a few remaining tickets for the rest, so fans are advised to get in quick!

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DATES & TICKET INFORMATION

Friday 22 September – Altar, Hobart
Saturday 23 September – The Royal Oak, Launceston – SOLD OUT
Sunday 24 September – The Triffid Beer Garden, Brisbane – SOLD OUT
Monday 25 September – The Lansdowne, Sydney – LESS THAN 50 TICKETS LEFT
Tuesday 26 September – Howler, Melbourne – LESS THAN 50 TICKETS LEFT
Wednesday 27 September – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide

General onsale: HERE

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