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Estonia’s HOLY MOTORS share new single, “Valley” taken from their debut Slow Sundown LP, due 9th March on Wharf Cat Records

February 21, 2018

Kertin Vasser

 

HOLY MOTORS

Share new single, “Valley

Debut album Slow Sundown
Due 9th March on Wharf Cat Records

 

“It’s a mesh of the wispy sound perfected by Mazzy Star, the swaggering doom of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”, and the classic beauty of continental cinema from the ’60s and ’70s.”  – The Line of Best Fit

“they prove they’re firmly in the driving seat when it comes to smoky psychedelia.” – DIY

“as dreamy and unnerving as a whole generation of rock bands who traded in slow-moving melancholy, like Low, Mazzy Star, or the post-Slowdive ensemble Mojave 3.” –Noisey

“hypnotic and enticing” – Dummy
Hailing from Estonia, ​Holy Motors is a five-piece twang and reverb band featuring three​ ​guitarists. They are cowboys at heart who come off as shoegazers by their presence and​ ​dreamcatchers in their music.​ ​Their equal parts somnambulant and sultry Sleeprydr 7”​ from earlier in 2017​ was aptly described as​ ​“psychedelic rock​ ​that hits like a dream despite undoubtedly seeking to soundtrack nightmares” ​by ​Stereogum.

Slow​ ​Sundown, Holy Motors’ debut full length release, finds the Estonian dreamcatchers utilizing a​ ​consistent sonic palette ranging from dark psychedelic pop to shoegaze-inflected western music. But​ ​while Sleeprydr, much like 2015’s Heavenly Creatures 7”, provided only a fleeting glimpse into the​ ​dreamscape that their music evokes, Slow Sundown’s eight tracks offer a more immersive experience​ ​for those brave enough to take the ride.

While the guitar lines from lonely cowboy ballads like​ ​“Honeymooning” could easily serve as the central themes for unwritten Morriccone scores, ​or a Mazzy Star b-side, dystopian​ ​anthems like the the rhythmically propelled “Signs” break new ground for the band and demonstrate​ ​that Holy Motors are not bound by their influences.

Today, the band share “Valley“, which DIY calls, “a dusty, atmospheric cut that conjures images of small frontier towns, evoking images of loneliness.”

 

Thematically, Slow Sundown is comprised primarily of​ ​sad love songs centered around the idea of motion – the motion of a satellite orbiting a planet, the​ ​motion of a pass​e​nger riding shotgun in a car – as it relates to stellar-scale and existential isolation.

Produced by Merchandise’s Carson Cox and recorded at Brooklyn’s Kutch1 Studios when the band​ ​was visiting the U.S., Slow Sundown is a beautiful alien artifact and hopefully the first​ ​of many.

Artwork:

Tracklisting:
1. Honeymooning
2. Valley
3. Silently for Me
4. Signs
5. I Will Try
6. Ghost of Heart
7. Sleeprydr
8. Outro

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