Today’s song is “Tear” by Holy Esque. The band formed just over a year ago but has already stood out as “Glasgow’s most exciting and inventive new band” according to NME. The band comprised of four young men ranging in ages 19-20 have kept a noticeably discreet online presence, but their lack of banter shouldn’t be misconstrued as an attempt to appear ‘mysterious’—“ We just want folk to focus on the music. The rest of it… who gives a fuck?” says lead singer Pat Hynes in a recent interview. The band is offering their new single, “Tear” as a free download today.
Holy Esque independently released their self-titled EP this past April, which they recorded at a DIY built studio with producer Kevin Burleigh (Glasvegas, Simple Minds, etc.). In support of their EP, Holy Esque recently played gigs with the likes of WU LYF and Spector and were a featured artist at Tallinn Music Week 2012. They’re also scheduled to head out on a Fall 2012 European tour supporting The Raveonettes (see dates below)
Listen below and for more information on Holy Esque check out their official website, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter pages. Get their free download here!
2012 Live Dates:
7th – Old Blue Last, London (Single Launch Party FREE ENTRY)
13th – Radio Scotland FM, In Session with Vic Galloway
November: supporting The Raveonettes
28th – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
29th – The Queens Social Club, Sheffield
30th – Oran Mor, Glasgow
December: supporting The Raveonettes
1st – Sound Control, Manchester
2nd – Birmingham, HMV Institute Birmingham
3rd – Village Underground, London
4th – The Fleece, Bristol
5th – Eric’s, Liverpool
7th – Trabendo, Paris
8th – Depot, Leuven
9th – Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht
11th – The Atomic Café, Munich
12th – Bi Nuu, Berlin
13th – Gebaude 9, Cologne
14th – Am Main, Frankfurt
15th – Salon Iksv, Istanbul