THE HOLY SONS - The Fact Facer - LP - 'Jaundice Colour' Vinyl

LABEL: Thrill Jockey

CAT NO: THRILL373LPX

BARCODE: 790377373110

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

THE HOLY SONS – The Fact Facer

LP – Limited Edition ‘Jaundice Colour Vinyl
(Clear with Hi-Melt Green and Yellow Vinyl)

Holy Sons is Emil Amos, a musician whose chameleonic tendencies and technical versatility has lead to him becoming an in demand multi-instrumentalist as a founding member of Grails and Lilacs and Champagne, as well as a member of Om and a hired gun for Jandek, to name a few. Holy Sons is at the center 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 slow-burners 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 lo-fi 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 technicolour darkness, and reinforces Holy Sons as his musical centerpiece. The songs on ‘The Fact Facer‘ creep up on the listener, their fiercely addictive melodies unraveling 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 skillful 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.