{"product_id":"al-doyle-hollywood-saviour","title":"Al Doyle - Hollywood Saviour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenres:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Post-Punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a longtime member of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHot Chip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLCD Soundsystem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAl Doyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has spent decades working alongside two of the most distinct vocalists in modern pop: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexis Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Murphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. If he’s had a song or an idea, there’s always been someone else he’d rather have sing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut on November 20, 2026, the British multi-instrumentalist will release \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHollywood Saviour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an album that drove him to finally embrace his own voice. “It’s me discovering a way to write and sing stuff that I could live with,” he says of his first-ever solo outing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded in his East London studio, Relax and Enjoy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHollywood Saviour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has the feeling—the rush and release—of a breakthrough, of an artist letting go. Doyle’s found freedom in simplicity here, leaning into the many pleasures of guitar-bass-drums, indulging wholeheartedly in the weird, spontaneous, raucous, and raw. He sounds free.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat sense of fun and rampant possibility can be felt in every groove, Doyle finding added inspiration in the loose and the louche, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSexual Harassment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s 1983 electro-funk raunch-o-rama \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I Need A Freak”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s locomotive 1980 paean to jerking off, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Something Came Over Me,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which is lovingly covered here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt times, this album feels like a delirious response to the darkness of our current moment. On opener \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hard Times in America,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Doyle offers us a psychedelic window into his experiences traveling back and forth to the United States in recent years, feeling fascism’s hold tighten with each visit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat sense of character comes through in Doyle’s vocal approach, a giddy combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIggy Pop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePete Shelley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and PIL-era \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Lydon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“All I Want for Christmas”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a dark and devastating highlight—he takes on the shape of a drug addict come holiday season, “both dead and alive,” abandoned by his family, stumbling through a garden of drum machine and piano. It’s a pop song, lovely and lovingly rendered. It just wouldn’t be the same without his voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DFA RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":59632457253209,"sku":"SDZ-53500","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/DFA2739-VINYL-MOCK-UP.jpg?v=1790761481","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/al-doyle-hollywood-saviour","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}