sub-sonic

biography / october 08

Fusing pop, hip-hop, new-wave and electro with an occasional country twang, Holy Hail creates one rollicking dance party. But don't mistake them for your average dance band: a good portion of the tracks on their debut album "Independent Pleasure Club", out this November, is strewn with political undertones.

The album opener tackles the Iraq war and at album close, the South's big catastrophe Hurricane Katrina. In the middle, references are made to the environment, wire tapping, and the American-Indian genocide. It's not heavy handed; most unsuspecting audiences dance along unawares to the politically charged lyrical content. And mixing in tracks with more lighthearted themes like Las Vegas and NYC, their always upbeat dance rock covers both the promises of America, as well as its sprawling dark side.

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