BAND OF HOLY JOY

The always captivating Band of Holy Joy return to Three Tanners Bank this August.

Local 4 piece post punk - Stannington kick off proceedings.

MOJO MAGAZINE★★★★
Ever since Johny Brown set sail its third iteration in 2007, Band Of Holy Joy have refused to stay static, tackling modern ills without a thought for the past. Their latest lands somewhere between cinematic indie pop and thrusting deep soul on New York Romantic, with Our Flighty Season In The Dirty Sun adding a gospel twist to its big parcel of yearning. While fuller orchestrations (strings, saxes, flutes) recall their Rough Trade tenure in the early '90s, it's grounded by James Stephen Finn's tremolo guitars and Peter Smith's '60s organ, a tinge of Bowie's "Heroes" pulsing through City People's wassailing grandeur. Brown is at his most reflective, vulnerable, and tender here, his poetic befuddlements betraying a quest for spiritual elevation over abductive melodies.
Andy Cowan