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Rating: THE REVIEW
In case someone missed it until now.
The Holograms, the unlucky cousins of Iceage, four guys from Sweden who haven't made the quality leap achieved by the Danes. Bastard heirs of those Cure from Pornography, of that heavy and dark post-punk with a gloomy attitude, almost goth stuff.
The voice is that of a Robert Smith singing in Killing Joke, bass guitar and drums always go straight and never go wrong, the thick synth gives that coldwave atmosphere that recalls the sad nights of Northern Europe, that point of contact that unites today's social-democratic Sweden with communist Poland of thirty years ago. With their self-titled debut in 2012, the Holograms still had to fully explore their potential, still find their own expressive form. Here there's only straight-up post-punk, perverse and a bit rogue, pure Pornography worship with the synthesizer. But damn if it works well. You can downgrade it to simple revival, but it's a classy revival.
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Holograms' self-titled album delivers a dark post-punk experience influenced by The Cure's Pornography era and Killing Joke's edge. Though compared less favorably to Iceage, the band creates a coldwave atmosphere with thick synths and steady rhythm that successfully evokes gloomy Northern Europe. While the band is still finding its own voice, this revival feels classy and effective.Tracklist
Holograms
A Swedish four-piece post-punk band whose self-titled debut appeared in 2012. Reviews highlight a coldwave atmosphere and frequent comparisons to The Cure and Killing Joke.02 Reviews
