Cellophane (Holy Holy album) explained

Cellophane
Type:	studio
Artist:	Holy Holy
Cover:	Cellophane by Holy Holy.png
Released:	22 September 2023
Length:	43:44
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Prev Year:	2021

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.

Upon announcement on 11 August 2023, Timothy Carroll said "We formulated this idea of Holy Holy as this kind of songwriting factory".^[1] 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."^[2]

To promote the release, Holy Holy performed six intimate events across Australia's east coast in September 2023.^[3]

At the 2023 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[4]

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".

Personnel

Holy Holy

• Timothy Carroll – vocals, production
• Oscar Dawson – bass guitar, guitar, programming, production, mixing, recording

Additional musicians

• Ryan Strathie – drums (tracks 1–7, 9–13)
• Kwame – vocals (1, 5), programming (5)
• Medhanit – vocals (1)
• Jack Glass – programming (2)
• Tasman Keith – vocals (3)
• Darcie Heaven – vocals (4)
• Tia Carys – vocals (6)
• Matilda Mård – vocals (13)

Technical

• Leon Zervos – mastering
• Jack McLaine – production (2, 3),
• Kwame – production (3, 5), recording (5)
• Sumner – production (8, 9)
• Jack McLaine – recording (3, 8, 9)
• Peter Nygårdh – recording (13)

Charts

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Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	4

Release history

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Date	Format(s)	Label	Catalogue
Various	22 September 2023
Australia				LICK058	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holy Holy Announce Guest-Heavy New Album 'Cellophane'. Music Feeds. 11 August 2023. 11 September 2023. Emma Mack.
2. Web site: Holy Holy Announce Collaboration-Heavy Fifth Album 'Cellophane' . Rolling Stone Australia. 11 August 2023. 11 September 2023. Conor Lochrie.
3. Web site: An intimate evening with Holy Holy to celebrate Cellophane . Spotlight Report. 23 August 2023. 11 September 2023.
4. Web site: Check out all the nominees for the 2023 J Awards . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2023. 1 November 2023.
5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 October 2023. 29 September 2023.
6. Web site: Cellophane (Vinyl). 17 August 2023.