Cellophane (Holy Holy album)

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Cellophane
Cellophane by Holy Holy.png
Studio album by
Released22 September 2023
Length43:44
Label
Producer
Holy Holy chronology
Hello My Beautiful World
(2021)
Cellophane
(2023)
Singles from Cellophane
  1. "Messed Up"
    Released: 4 March 2023
  2. "Pretend to Be"
    Released: 2 June 2023
  3. "Neon St"
    Released: 7 July 2023
  4. "Ready"
    Released: 31 July 2023
  5. "This Time"
    Released: 22 September 2023 [1]

Cellophane is the fifth studio album by Australian indie rock band Holy Holy, released on 22 September 2023 through Wonderlick Entertainment and Sony Music Australia. [2]

Contents

Upon announcement on 11 August 2023, Timothy Carroll said "We formulated this idea of Holy Holy as this kind of songwriting factory". [2] Furthermore, via the press release, Holy Holy said the album is about "shedding their inhibitions, alleviating themselves of the weight of expectation, and pushing their sound to new territory." [3]

To promote the release, Holy Holy performed six intimate events across Australia's east coast in September 2023. [4]

At the 2023 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [5]

Reception

Steve from Eat This Music said "Each track on the album is a showcase of the band's power to collaborate and experiment" calling the album a "genre-bending masterpiece". [1]

Track listing

Cellophane track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Neon St" (featuring Medhanit)3:44
2."Pretend to Be"
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Ryan Strathie
3:21
3."This Time" (featuring Tasman Keith)
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Tasman Keith
  • Strathie
3:22
4."Heroes" (featuring Darcie Haven)
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Strathie
3:32
5."Messed Up" (featuring Kwame)
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Amevor
  • Strathie
3:28
6."Two Minds, Two Days, Two Mornings" (featuring Tia Carys)
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Tia Carys
  • Strathie
4:36
7."People Change"
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Strathie
3:16
8."Ready" (featuring Sumner)
3:47
9."Ready – Coda"
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • McLaine
  • Strathie
  • Wilson
2:15
10."Can't Relate"
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Strathie
3:48
11."Rosé"
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Strathie
3:23
12."Oh Listener"
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
1:35
13."Cellophane" (featuring Many Voices Speak)
  • Carroll
  • Dawson
  • Matilda Mård
  • Strathie
3:37
Total length:43:44

Personnel

Holy Holy

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Cellophane
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 4

Release history

Release history and formats for Cellophane
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCatalogueRef.
Various22 September 2023Not applicable
Australia
  • Holy Holy
  • Wonderlick
  • Sony Music Australia
LICK058 [7]

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References

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