Holy Water by Holy Water

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Holy Water’s 11-song eponymous album was self-recorded in 2021, at home and at den Hartigh’s Austin rehearsal space. Help on drums came from Andrew Stevens, guitar from Neckbolt’s Ben Krause, and vocals from den Hartigh’s wife, Sarah Contey. Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios.

“The album came after an extensive creativity exercise I did called Compost-Turn,” den Hartigh explains. “In which I put out 7 releases from friends and myself as physical bookmarks. When it came time to work on a self-titled solo project, this helped the songs appear rapidly. This album was my attempt at making a pop-record, while trusting my gut, using lessons learned over the course of my entire musical life. From being in punk bands, to playing slowcore, to ambient noise, and heavy metal. The songs all have references to Dutch fairy tales but also contain more personal writing.”

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Tracklist

1.	Burning Handle	3:22

2.	Waterest Him With Tears	3:17

3.	Break My Back	2:15

4.	Sky-Flayer	3:07

5.	With Hoarse Note	2:13

6.	Persistent Dream	3:42

7.	Water-Rotted	3:02

8.	Latter End More Than The Beginning	4:54

9.	Sit Down, Restless	2:55

10.	Struggle Into Life	3:35

11.	There Was No Lock	2:32

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released February 3, 2023

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