Holy Fuck at the Middle East
Holy Fuck at the Middle East Downstairs
photos by Mark Jenko
If opposites really do attract, it makes perfect sense that Toronto's Holy Fuck would chose a barn in rural Ontario to record a series of dynamic electro-noise pop that compose their latest full-length release, titled Latin.
Where Holy Fuck in the past were a rotating cast of musicians, Latin showcases for the first time their consistent touring line up. Drummer Matt Schulz and bass player Matt McQuaid provide a complex rhythm foundation that at times feels like an invisible hand leading you through a dark hedge maze. Perhaps an excessive feat for most, but this provides the ideal underpinning as Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh merge a twin effects/feedback tangle that is equal parts entrancing and inspiring.
Where Holy Fuck in the past were a rotating cast of musicians, Latin showcases for the first time their consistent touring line up. Drummer Matt Schulz and bass player Matt McQuaid provide a complex rhythm foundation that at times feels like an invisible hand leading you through a dark hedge maze. Perhaps an excessive feat for most, but this provides the ideal underpinning as Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh merge a twin effects/feedback tangle that is equal parts entrancing and inspiring.
When it came time for Holy Fuck to record, songs were cut live off the floor during their brief downtime at home. Delivered in trimesters, Latin was engineered by Graham Walsh and mixed by Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene), D. Sardy (Johnny Cash, NIN), Eli Janney (GvsB, Wilco,), Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Primal Scream) and Holy Fuck themselves.
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Holy Fuck in Cambridge, MA at the Middle East
Jun 9 - Los Angeles, CA
Origami Records
Jun 10 - Los Angeles, CA
the Troubadour
Jun 12 - Denver, CO
Larimer Lounge
Jun 13 - Lawrence, KS
Jackpot Saloon
Jun 14 - Indianapolis, IN
Rock Lobster
Jun 26 & 27 - Pilton, UK
Glastonbury Festival
Holy Fuck in Cambridge, MA at the Middle East
Jun 9 - Los Angeles, CA
Origami Records
Jun 10 - Los Angeles, CA
the Troubadour
Jun 12 - Denver, CO
Larimer Lounge
Jun 13 - Lawrence, KS
Jackpot Saloon
Jun 14 - Indianapolis, IN
Rock Lobster
Jun 26 & 27 - Pilton, UK
Glastonbury Festival
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