Name: Holy Hive
Brand: Holy Hive

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BCR114lp-C5

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Colour

Pink

Colour details

Iridescent Pink /Violet Specks

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Discogs ID

[r22180288]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-02-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

349223011487

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / pink

BCR114lp-C2

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Blue

Translucent Pink/Blue Splatter

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Indie Exclusive

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

BCR114lp

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Black

Extended format: No

349223011418

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

BCR114cd

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2021-09-24

349223011425

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Holy Hive

Genre US

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label US

Big Crown Records

Holy Hive is an artist that captivates audiences with their soulful and timeless sound. With influences ranging from Reverend Baron to Bobby Oroza, they have carved out a unique space in the music industry. Their music combines elements of folk, R&B, and indie rock, creating a genre-defying experience for listeners.
Known for their mesmerizing live performances, Holy Hive has gained a dedicated following around the world. Their smooth vocals and heartfelt lyrics resonate deeply with fans, drawing them into a world of introspection and emotion.
With releases like "Hypnosis" and "Float Back to You," Holy Hive has proven themselves as talented songwriters and musicians. Their songs are filled with rich melodies, intricate guitar work, and lush harmonies that transport listeners to another time and place.

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

With their new record on Big Crown, Holy Hive's beautifully simple-and-sparse Folk Soul sound is back—but updated. With new influences and the challenge of creating and capturing music during a global pandemic, this new self-titled album, is more personal, more reflective. 

The first single off of Holy Hive, "I Don't Envy Yesterdays," picks up right where Homer and Paul left off. The song weighs the question of time and the human condition—a deeply thoughtful and typically tricky subject—but in a light, almost easy-breezy way. Homer's drumming provides the song a space, a kind of breathing room. Written in the Yucca Valley desert before the world broke in 2020, it's no wonder Paul's voice drifts and darts on top of it all like a heat shimmer.

They describe three distinct phases when piecing together Holy Hive: this first stage was pre-pandemic in California while traveling as a group, then—like the rest of us—they were separated, creating together but apart, and lastly an explosion of output once they reunited in New York.

There is a natural but subtle evolution for Holy Hive on this record. Homer and Paul drew from new and maybe more obscure-yet-honest influences. It's still very much Folk Soul—how could it not be. But, like all artists, they've taken in what they've made and how they've made it, only to push it into new places. 

We know of Holy Hive's ability to lyrically convey the abstract and complex in poetic and palatable ways. But where the first record was soulfully silver-tongued with chill songs about love and affection, Holy Hive widens the lens with these novel influences, reflecting the points both Homer and Paul are in their own lives. "We put the utmost importance on having lyrics that mean something to us," Homer explains. "A lot of the songs on the first record were fun, but could be kind of surface. On this record, we wanted to be more personal—we wanted to write more about life."

Music US

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