Holy Coves – Peruvian Mistake
From the opening wah-wah feedback and bass run of Let’s Go, you realise that Holy Coves are not some 2-bit bedroom outfit. That guitar screams at you and drowns you before ending far sooner than you want it to. This Peruvian Mistake does lend itself to Oasis in a Kasabianic kind of way, which sounds absurd when you consider Oasis made a career out of ripping off The Rutles. That’s a lazy portrayal of a band who have pockets filled with riffs, melodies and thumping beats. Play it loud and educate you ignorant neighbours.
All Around You (which was a single from July ’11), again stops sooner than you’d wish, with all it’s chanting glory and it’s good to dig rock/pop/indie songs under 3 minutes that are straight to the point.
Holyhead is perhaps not the first place that springs to mind when you talk of a burgeoning music scene, but it has just that with a smattering of bands, venues and music shops. Holy Coves may not be directly involved with that scene and despite telling the story of a man who’s fucked up every kind of situation, they have thrived on the outside, spreading their seed across the dimly lit venues of the UK.
This album could easily be a Greatest Hits, when you consider the supreme quality of the ultimate track Droner, it is a case of saving the best ’til last, but what came before it deserve a place alongside it on the podium. Whatever You Choose, Euthanasia, What’s Happened To You Has Happened To Me all have HIT stamped all over them; oh fuck it, so does Come Alive, Taking Over and the rest of ’em!
You have to buy this album – you can’t be cured, you can’t be saved – do it now…
January 20, 2013 @ 2:51 pm
I fecking love this bands music. Droner is my favourite song at the moment. Holyhead is certainly on the map regarding talented musicians.
January 24, 2013 @ 10:56 pm
Shit band scott your taking over
January 28, 2013 @ 5:07 pm
Loving this album. It’s such a good record. I’m hoping to catch them live soon. Are they still touring??
January 28, 2013 @ 8:14 pm
Looks like I posted my comment as a reply. It wasn’t intended. Either way I need to see these guys play live asap!