Four childhood friends from El Paso who moved to Austin after a life-altering My Bloody Valentine show in 2008, Holy Wave have spent the years since becoming one of the most satisfying underground psych-rock bands America has produced.
Thereâs been six albums of sleepy shoegaze, reverb-soaked garage rock and psychedelia, touring with Hope Sandoval and Slowdive, and a devoted following built almost entirely on word of mouth and the live circuit. If youâve been sleeping on them, nowâs a good time to catch up.
Gloriously disorientating, new single âdeweyâs dirgeâ unfolds through shifting tempos, dissolving melodies and abrupt tonal turns.
âItâs as much a song about things changing as it is about wanting to change them. Itâs about wishing you knew a world long gone, and at times, resenting those who were part of itâ, says the bandâs Ryan Fuson. âWe wanted the different parts of the song to reflect the lyrical content of each sectionâ.
The track captures that strange vertigo of watching a familiar world transform into something unrecognisable. New album âi'm DADAâ is out 10 Jul. And they play Brighton, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and London in September.
đ§ Watch the video for âdeweyâs dirgeâ below