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"Uniquely dark songs" – Time Out New York " Holy Sons consists only of Emil Amos , and his music is full of gorgeous keening and emotional subtlety -- every quiet wail, guitar strum, and tap on the high hat is delicately balanced and perfect." – Portland Mercury " Emil Amos ' utter disregard for anything close to musical commercialism springboards his work to another possible purpose: Transcendence of the confines we have all brought upon ourselves." – Dusted Magazine Aside from recording [...]
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Holy Sons is Emil Amos, member of the bands Om and Grails. On September 23, 2008 Partisan Records is set to release an expanded version of Holy Sons' acclaimed Decline Of The West . This apocalyptic soundtrack claws at you from the underground until it's magnificence is completely unearthed. Amos has this slow blues drawl that takes you down a dark alley filled with Black Ghosts trash cans and Elliott Smith fire escapes, then he mugs you. Surprisingly Holy Sons' is more than that sounds. Leave you're wallet at home, bring your flashlight, and be ready. You [...]
Aside from recording and touring with his other critically acclaimed bands OM (Sub Pop / Southern Lord) and Grails (Important Records/ Temporary Residence/Neurot Recordings), Emil Amos also records and tours under the name Holy Sons . On September 23, 2008 Partisan Records will be releasing an expanded release of Holy Sons apocalyptic masterpiece Decline of the West . Decline of the West represents a vital intersection of style and method in Amos songwriting and production, combining his genre-hopping tendencies and no-rules mixing methods [...]
Holy Sons (Emil Amos of Om and Grails) Releases Expanded Edition of Apocalyptic Masterpiece Aside from recording and touring with his other critically acclaimed bands OM (Sub Pop / Southern Lord) and Grails (Important Records/ Temporary Residence/Neurot Recordings), Emil Amos also records and tours under the name Holy Sons. On September 23, 2008 Partisan Records will be releasing an expanded release of Holy Sons' apocalyptic masterpiece Decline of the West . Decline of the West represents a vital intersection of style and method in Amos' songwriting and production, combining his [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bound Stems : "One on One" [mp3] (zipped) from Spare Hearts (out September 30th) other Bound Stems posts at Largehearted Boy Holy Sons : "Gnostic Device" [mp3] from Decline of the West (expanded edition) (out September 23rd) Holy Sons : "I'm Healed" [mp3] from Decline of the West (expanded edition) [...]
Well, I can officially say I've stumbled across my first album that I missed from '06 that I am now kicking myself for. It's inevitable that I have a few of these after the year is up. The album currently is Decline of the West from Holy Sons . Holy Sons is the solo project of Emil Amos, whom some might recognize from his drumming in the instrumental group Grails . However, he has been releasing albums under the Holy Sons moniker for [...]
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