Premiere: Holy Wave Announce Studio 22 Singles and B-Sides EP

Today, Austin four-piece Holy Wave have announced Studio 22 Singles and B-Sides, which will arrive this coming Friday, April 25, via Suicide Squeeze Records. The EP was recorded at the titular studio after a post-COVID lockdown tour, and it marks the first Holy Wave release since 2023’s Five of Cups and will feature “time crisis too,” which first appeared on the psych-rock band’s recent single split with Chastity Belt. Holy Wave land someplace between the Beach Boys and Galaxie 500, sharpening their buoyant, sun-baked angles with gauzy, distorted dream pop. New single “Father’s Prayer” is as a lush, SoCal-inflected journey, full of electric piano and warm, whimsical vocals.

Holy Wave member Kyle Hager shares about the new single: “‘Father’s Prayer’ is really a dedication to my parents as much as it is a song to remind myself of what kind of example I hope to be for my kids. I grew up going camping, fishing, hiking and swimming with my parents. At the end of our adventures, we would always get together and sing around the fire with a few guitars. My dad taught me how to fish (both literally and metaphorically) and how to play guitar. My mom taught me how to play piano and showed me the difference between melody and harmony. They both taught me to try and approach everything in life from a place of love, but also, to never be scared of being honest about my feelings.”

“This planet is not always an easy rock to live on,” he continues. “The way we choose to perceive our lives has a direct impact on the experiences we have and the way we affect others. This prayer is a reminder to look at life as a journey, a trip, an adventure that I am lucky to be on.”