Holloys is the brainchild of Jim Brown (Bluebirds) . Jon Gonnelli (Rye Coalition) on guitar and Jose' Medeles (The Breeders) on the skins give the music a soulful pop sensibility, but the vibe is in the vein of Peter Gabriel, post Genesis. The songs are built around the meandering rhythm and the beat drives throughout the entire set. The music sort of has a primal feel to it. I imagine this is because Jose' has no snare drum and plays two floor toms and a bass drum with sparing use of the cymbals. Gonnelli accents the songs with leads that follow and help emote the rhythm. While all this primordial rhythm is being stewed Jim scurries around the stage playing leads on Bass, while injecting samples, and spurting out sparse lyrics that give the music a personality that the listener can connect with. With the the truly creative use of a classic 3pc. setup and no computers, Holloys are like an indie rock version of Battles. Yeah that's right I said it... http://www.myspace.com/holloys
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