Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost! performing at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago, September 5, 2010
Holy Ghost! performing at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago, September 5, 2010
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels
Members
  • Nick Millhiser
  • Alex Frankel
Websitewww.holyghostnyc.net

Holy Ghost! is an American synthpop duo from Brooklyn, New York City. Founded in 2007, the duo consists of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.[1]

History

Millhiser and Frankel both grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City and attended Trevor Day School together.[2] They were later part of a hip hop group called Automato. Automato's debut album was produced by James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy of DFA. According to Frankel, after the release of the album, Automato "kind of fell apart".[3] Millhiser and Frankel kept working on music, their collaboration having already begun moving towards the alternative dance genre.[3]

The name Holy Ghost! was selected just before the pressing of their debut single "Hold On" in November 2007.[2] The single was described by Resident Advisor as "one of the dirtiest little Italo tunes you're likely to hear this year".[4]

The duo continued to work on various remixes for the likes of Moby, Cut Copy and MGMT. Their second single, "I Will Come Back" was initially released in conjunction with Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound record label. A video was made for the single that is a shot-for-shot remake of New Order's "Confusion" video, including Arthur Baker reprising his role from the original.[5] The song was later included on the Static on the Wire EP, released on the 18 May 2010.[6] The duo also began to play live, starting with a tour with label mates LCD Soundsystem.[6]

The duo's self-titled debut album was released on April 2, 2011.[7][8] Their second album, Dynamics, was released on September 3, 2013. The duo's second extended play, Crime Cutz, was released on April 29, 2016.[9] Their third album, Work, was released on June 21, 2019.[10]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Mix albums

Singles

Title Year Album
"Hold On" 2007 Non-album single
"I Will Come Back" 2009 Static on the Wire
"Hold On"/"On Board" (Friendly Fires vs Holy Ghost!) 2010 Non-album single
"Say My Name" Static on the Wire
"Do It Again" 2011 Holy Ghost!
"Wait & See"
"Hold My Breath"
"I Wanted to Tell Her" Non-album single
"It's Not Over" 2012 Holy Ghost!
"It Gets Dark" Non-album single
"Dumb Disco Ideas" 2013 Dynamics
"Teenagers in Heat" Non-album single
"Okay" Dynamics
"Bridge & Tunnel" 2014
"Crime Cutz" 2016 Crime Cutz
"Anxious" 2018 Work
"Epton on Broadway (Part I & Part II)" 2019
"Escape from Los Angeles"

Remixes

Members

Touring members

References

  1. ^ Relaxnews (May 16, 2011). "Most blogged artists: synth pop duo Holy Ghost! releases free track, new video". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Reynaldo, Shawn (January 12, 2009). "Exclusive Holy Ghost! Interview". XLR8R. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Robert (March 15, 2010). "Holy Ghost! Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner UK. AOL Music. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  4. ^ Burns, Todd L. (November 9, 2007). "Holy Ghost! – Hold On". Resident Advisor. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  5. ^ Rees, Thomas (July 9, 2009). "Holy Ghost!'s "I Will Come Back" Vid". XLR8R. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (April 27, 2010). "Holy Ghost! Remix "Drunk Girls", Tour With LCD Soundsystem, Release EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Maguire, Chris MUG5 (February 3, 2010). "Holy Ghost! Reveal Album Art, Plot U.S. Tour with Cut Copy". AltSounds. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Holy Ghost! Makes Room for Us". Interview. February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  9. ^ "Crime Cutz". Holy Ghost! Bandcamp Page. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  10. ^ "Holy Ghost! Detail New Album, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Geslani, Michelle (April 7, 2015). "Holy Ghost! announces remix album, premieres rework of Hanni El Khatib's 'Two Brothers'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

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