Holy Sons - The Fact Facer [Coloured Vinyl]

Thrill Jockey

£25.20

Format: Coloured Vinyl LP
Catalogue No.: THRILL373LPX
Barcode: 0790377373110
Release Date: 9th April 2021
Genre: Indie

 Available again on vinyl for the first time in seven years, ‘The Fact Facer’ is now pressed on jaundice vinyl (clear with hi-melt green and yellow).
 Holy Sons is Emil Amos, a musician whose chameleonic tendencies and technical versatility has lead to him becoming an in demand multiinstrumentalist as a founding member of Grails and Lilacs & Champagne, as well as a member of Om and a hired gun for Jandek, to name a few.
 Holy Sons is at the centre of his many musical personalities and is his longest standing project, acting as an outlet for some of his most personal and direct songs. In Holy Sons, Amos puts his restless imagination to work using a variety of inventive home recording methods to turn melodic slowburners into multi-layered, atmospheric missives.
 While his methods and prolificacy provide a kinship with Sebadoh, Ariel Pink and other musicians who have offered countless transmissions from their bedroom floor, Holy Sons comes from the mind of someone who has
internalized the minutia of 70s rock music and eschews the stereotypical lofi sound for a much deeper and more varied palate.
 ‘The Fact Facer’, his Thrill Jockey debut, bathes Amos’ thoughtful and even at times philosophical, songs in Technicolor darkness and reinforces Holy Sons as his musical centrepiece. The album is a collection of home recorded atmospheric slow-burners steeped in 70s rock with an experimentalist edge.
 The songs on ‘The Fact Facer’ creep up on the listener, their fiercely
addictive melodies unravelling slowly and purposefully. Jumping smoothly
between many facets of Amos’ songwriting, the album does much to
establish him as a talented multi-instrumentalist.
 From the lysergic leads of ‘Selfish Thoughts’ to the Danny Kirwan
referencing solos of ‘Transparent Powers’ and the skilful acoustic flourishes
of ‘The Fact Facer’, Amos proves himself as adept and creative a guitarist as
he is a drummer.
 It is telling that Amos has built up two Holy Sons bands simultaneously: one
based in Portland and one based in New York. Wherever the wind takes
him, there are musicians willing to pick up their instruments and follow his
lead.
 “The most admirable thing about Amos’s songwriting is his willingness to leave empty space in his songs, even though multiple tracks of vocals and instruments go into each composition” - Pop Matters
 “‘The Fact Facer’ is easily Amos’ most focused offering yet, and a perfect entry point into a back catalogue that’s sure to have listeners drinking the Kool-Aid again and again.” - Exclaim

Tracklisting:
Doomed Myself
Line Me Back Up
Transparent Powers
Selfish Thoughts
All Too Free
Wax Gets In Your Eyes
Life Could Be A Dream
Long Days
No Self Respect
Back Down To The Tombs
The Fact Facer