[Cover photo courtesy of James Oswald]
Holy Wave‘s new album, Five Of Cups, finds the Austin Psych Rock band pushing its sound into “nocturnal new territory.” The full record is out this Friday, August 4th, 2023 via Suicide Squeeze Records. Their final single “The Darkest Timeline” is out now, with a video directed by band-member Ryan Fuson that highlights the musicianship of the artists involved.
The song is aided by a guest feature from Mexican Shoegaze artists Lorelle Meets The Obsolete. The band also have several upcoming US + UK/EU tour dates scheduled August through December 2023.
On the track, band member Fuson offers:
We had been working on this song since the pandemic and had recorded an original version with Kyle singing. Sometime during the pandemic, we asked Lorelle Meets the Obsolete to add some stuff, and you hear the version with all of us in it. It was our first time writing a song with someone outside the band singing, and it felt so fresh and exciting. It is not the last time you will hear of a collaboration between us.
On the video, Fuson adds:
We had initially wanted to do a visualizer with some footage of us playing the song, but as we started filming it and concepts like focusing only on hands started forming, we realized that we were going to have to make a full video; it was going to be too hard only to use a few seconds of the footage we got. We filmed all our parts here in Austin, TX, and Lorelle did their parts in Ensenada, MX.
Live Dates
Aug 8 – Andy’s – Denton, TX
Aug 9 – Opolis – Norman, OK
Aug 11 – Back Alley Ballyhoo – Indianapolis, IN
Aug 12 – JJs Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN
Aug 13 – Upstairs at Avondale – Birmingham, AL
Aug 15 – Alabama Music Box – Mobile, AL
Aug 16 – Continental Club – Houston, TX
Aug 17 – Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
Aug 19 – Hotel Vegas – Austin, TX
Oct 12 – Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA
Oct 14 – Sister – Albuquerque, NM
Oct 15 – Hi-Dive – Denver, CO
Oct 17 – Sleeping Village – Chicago, IL
Oct 18 – Lager House – Detroit, MI
Oct 20 – No Fun – Troy, NY
Oct 21 – Mercury Lounge – NYC, NY
Oct 22 – Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn, NY
Oct 23 – Metro Baltimore – Baltimore, MD
Oct 25 – Gasa Gasa – New Orleans, LA
Oct 26 – Levitation – Austin, TX
Oct 29 – Love Buzz – El Paso, TX
Oct 30 – The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
Oct 31 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
Nov 1 – Lodge Room – Highland Park, CA
Nov 7 Lille, FR – L’Aéronef
Nov 8 Groningen, NL – Vera
Nov 9 Copenhagen, DK – Stengade
Nov 10 Berlin, DE – Kesselhaus
Nov 11 Halle, DE – Huhnermanhattan
Nov 12 Prague, CZ – Cafe V Lese
Nov 13 Munich, DE – Milla
Nov 16 Bucharest, RO – Control Club
Nov 17 Belgrade, SE – Dom Onladine
Nov 19 Zagreb, HR – Vintage Industrial
Nov 21 Lyon, FR – Le Sonic
Nov 22 Barcelona, ES – Sala Upload
Nov 23 San Sebastian, ES – Dabadaba
Nov 24 Madrid, ES – Wurlitzer Ballroom
Nov 28 Vigo, ES – Kominski
Nov 30 Bordeaux, FR – Allez Les Filles
Dec 1 Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
Dec 2 Brussels, BE – Botanique
Dec 3 The Hague, NL – Hink Festival
Dec 4 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Dec 6 Brighton, UK – The Hope & Ruin
Dec 7 Bristol, UK – Crofters Rights
Dec 8 Manchester, UK – YES
Dec 9 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
Dec 10 Newcastle, UK – Cluny 2
Dec 11 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Dec 12 London, UK – Moth Club
