Holograph today release their new EP The Manor, featuring brilliant single “Green Eyes” and four other dark rock tracks.
Speaking on the conception of the five-track offering, Holograph tell us, “Our band was formed during Covid, in our home at the Milner Manor. Lockdown meant little work and a lot of time, so we spent hours creating. From old compositions we had in our heads for years to new songs we wrote together.”
Nearly five years old, the tracks on The Manor radiate a certain despair; a certain kind of darkness that was permeating a post-pandemic world. Still there is light, lilting in tracks like “Unterwelt” and “Outside” which take a more indie-pop approach.
“As we’ve grown and lived new experiences, it’s been difficult to remember exactly how we felt during the creative process,” the band say. “The songs serve more as a time capsule and memory of where we were in our lives.”
“The Milner Manor in Woodstock, Cape Town was our haven,” they continue. “It included our entire extended friend group and family. We’ll forever be grateful for the laughs in the courtyard, the tears in the kitchen, the late nights and the early mornings. The success of our friendship could cure a wicked soul, and reminds us to never forget where we came from.”
You feel this kinship in The Manor. There is a singular style and vision to this stunning offering, with driving bass lines and soaring, psych-rock melodies. Turn the lights down and think back to those moments in your life surrounded by friends. Those are the memories that never die, survived in music like this.
