Hollows are a four-piece band from Manchester. Sean Davies (vocals), Liam Lewis (guitars), Dan Dyson (drums), and Jack Barnes (bass) met in the city and to date, have supported Space and Peter Hook & The Light.
We take a look at last September’s single ‘Ghosts’.
*image courtesy of End of the Trail Creative.
Ghosts
Part of the fun of New Band Spotlight is finding those bands who are raw but you know have glory in their futures. Then there are bands like Hollows with tracks like Ghosts. Fully formed, sounding like a band on their third album creating magic with every breath.
Lewis’ guitar playing has taken the game to another level. Shimmering licks step back to allow Davies’ vocals to grow in stature in this tale of Davies’ supernatural experiences as a child.
There are moments where the pedals come out and beef up the aggression then, at other points, they howl into the ether making The Cure’s anguish look old hat. Everything culminates with Davies singing “are you trying / Are you trying to sleep”. Desperate to be heard, his vocal is tear-inducing invoking visceral fist aloft glory before Lewes solo fades up with mesmeric sheen.
The song was recorded and performed by Hollows at Allo Sound Studio in Widnes. It was recorded and produced by Jono Tringham.