{"id":5679,"date":"2016-04-11T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-track-guide-holy-pinto\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:46:12","slug":"already-heard-track-guide-holy-pinto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-track-guide-holy-pinto\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard Track Guide: Holy Pinto – Congratulations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This past Friday Canterbury duo Holy Pinto<\/b> released their debut album – \u2018Congratulations\u2019<\/i>. It is a collection of warm indie pop that weaves between being cheerful and forlorn. The album showcases vocalist\/guitarist Aymen Saleh and drummer Ryan Hurley\u2019s impressive songwriting through engaging storytelling. From the earnest ‘Hospital Room\u2019<\/i> to the jangly ‘Tooth\u2019<\/i> to the effective title track, Holy Pinto<\/b> gingerly expand their sound on ‘Congratulations\u2019<\/i> with satisfying results.<\/p>\n

To talk us through the album track-by-track, Aymen and Ryan pieced together the following guide.<\/p>\n

Matches<\/b>
\nThe album opener, and it does feel like an introduction into what is to come. Starting off in an almost lullaby state, the track quickly builds and hits home with shouted proclamations and a full complement of instrumentation; including trumpet, organ and keys.<\/p>\n

Hospital Room<\/b>
\nA very driven song, the brief pre-emptive pizzicato guitar is rudely interrupted by crashing drums and lyrics that are very central to one of the album’s main themes. I feel it\u2019s heartfelt and contemplative, yet musically it\u2019s fast and fun. Shooting a particularly gory video for this one was a blast!<\/p>\n

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Elliott<\/b>
\nBrought out the organ on this one! It\u2019s coming out of a Leslie speaker that gives it a cool vibrato effect \u2013 Elliott Smith used it a lot and this whole song was inspired by some of his work. We don\u2019t play it as much live these days\u2026 since we recorded it with the instrument, I feel like we now need a keyboard player!<\/p>\n

Mexico<\/b>
\nQuite a dreamy track, especially lyrically. It\u2019s one of the first songs we ever wrote and holds down the two-piece vibe of our early days. Always reminds me of the writing process within the abandoned Manchester cotton mill we used to call home!<\/p>\n

Floripa<\/b>
\nFun song with a bunch of stops, starts and accents. I initially thought it was too silly to even be considered as a \u201creal\u201d song for the band. Whenever I put badly pronounced Spanish phrases into the lyrics for my own amusement, I\u2019m fully intending the song to never be released, let alone recorded. It\u2019s just this one, along with last year\u2019s ‘Best Pals,\u2019<\/i> that have slipped through the cracks so far.<\/p>\n

Tooth <\/b>
\nWe released this version of the song a year ago \u2013 the first song we wrote as a band and demo\u2019ed etc. It\u2019s got a \u201ctwinkly\u201d riff and a slow ‘El Scorcho\u2019<\/i> groove. Poppy chorus. Always fun to jam out.<\/p>\n

Phantom Limb<\/b>
\nOne of the darker moments on the album and always brings the crowd to a certain place in a live environment. A far cry from our lighter side like \u2018Tooth\u2019<\/i> or ‘Floripa.\u2019<\/i>\u2019 Lyrically intense and poignant with an gloomy end section that is dark and heavy.<\/p>\n

Fairylights<\/b>
\nAn old one; the second song we ever wrote. We wrote the music \u2013 built off Ryan\u2019s drum groove – together in our old rehearsal room back in Manchester \u2013 at Brunswick Mill in Ancoats. Then I went home and wrote the lyrics\/melodies; a really nice inspired, organic creation. The final section of the song with the trumpets came later \u2013 \u201cGive me courage, I\u2019ll reward you; we never caught that yellow moon\u201d<\/i> \u2013 I find that bit very cathartic and like listening back to it.<\/p>\n

Graduation<\/b>
\nI always think of this song as a little ditty \u2013 it\u2019s a short interlude almost. It\u2019s a nice, affection reminiscence of my time at University. It has the overarching \u201cI\u2019m glad it\u2019s all over now\u201d<\/i> sentiment \u2013 but I preferred to look at it through rose-tinted glasses and it\u2019s actually quite affectionate and nostalgic.<\/p>\n

Congratulations<\/b>
\nTitle track of the album and carries through major themes that pop up throughout. A definite longing to ramble rather than settle down is put forward in this song, and it\u2019s fun to play – often our closing live song. What I like most about it are the dynamics. The verses are held back, drums reverting to rim clicks rather than cymbals, this transforms to a big chorus and then a true alt-rock style breakdown to hammer home the point. A wry \u201ccongratulations, my love\u201d<\/i> echoes out at the end.<\/p>\n

Flowers<\/b>
\nA real album track and one that doesn\u2019t frequently appear in our live set. I like that lyrically it has got throw back references to the previous tracks, and that the album ends with a big brass section – just like it begins! **Spoiler Alert** – There may be a haunting bonus track at the end of this one, if you know where to look\u2026<\/p>\n

‘Congratulations\u2019<\/i> by Holy Pinto<\/b> is out now on Soft Speak Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Holy Pinto<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a>|Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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