roboticempire Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 We're massively stoked to announce that the debut longplayer by HOLLOW SUNSHINE, Held Above, is now available and Pitchfork has dropped the title track song premier, proclaiming it "a sublime slice of downer pop". For the uninitiated, HOLLOW SUNSHINE are a California duo who combine deep tuning with pop undertones and a garage din, crafting a unique combination of warmly familiar elements. The hypnotic swirl of lush vocals hovering over downtuned riffs and steady rhythms yield a mesmerizing listening experience. Preview Hollow Sunshine’s “Held Above” here Held Above exists within a delicate balance between blown out sludge, narcotic drone and pop sensibilities. Yet this contrast between heaviness and catchiness, with melodic vocals providing a calm and consistent drift throughout, sets HOLLOW SUNSHINE well apart from contemporaries. The nine tracks of Held Above were self-recorded by the band, vocalist Morgan Enos and guitarist / songwriter Reuben Sawyer, then mastered by James Plotkin, aiming for a soothing "lo" fidelity with clarity kept in mind. This album should appeal to varied fans of everything from TORCHE and JESU to BUILT TO SPILL and SMASHING PUMPKINS. A visual artist renowned for his work via Rainbath Visual (CHELSEA WOLFE, DEAFHEAVEN, DESTRUCTION UNIT etc etc), Sawyer also conceived the stark imagery for the cover, which is screen-printed on complimentary colored paper by Broken Press. 700 copies of HOLLOW SUNSHINE's debut LP were made in the first pressing: * 100 pink (includes a bonus back-patch) * 200 white * 400 black With a high-quality digital download included, Held Above can now be ordered from the following locations:* Vinyl w/download available now from Robotic Empire or Revolver, Interpunk and more. * Digital pre-orders are now live at iTunes or Bandcamp, Amazon and more (available digitally on November 12th). We're also happy to report that the two long-playing THOU "EP"s released by Robotic Empire, Baton Rouge, You Have Much to Answer For and The Archer & The Owle, have both been repressed on cassette. Both releases have been repressed on white cassettes, 200 of each this time around. Same oppressively burly jams, both of which can be found in full on our Bandcamp page. * These two THOU tapes and far more (shirts, vinyl, CDs, etc) are available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store In addition to the influx of Robo label releases, we've got a powerhouse update of other new items and restocks in the Robotic Empire - Online Store, with exclusively heavy hitters from the likes of THE BODY, BORIS, EYEHATEGOD, OOZING WOUND, PIGS, RAMLORD, SLEEP, TITAN, a Tor Johnson Records DVD, WRECKMEISTER HARMONIES and the almighty YOB: NEW ITEMS & RESTOCKS: * Body, The - Christs, Redeemers 2x12" (Thrill Jockey) $16.99 * Boris - Smile 2x12'' - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Southern Lord) $21.99 * Eyehategod - Dopesick 2x12'' - WHITE COVER VERSION VINYL (Emetic) $19.99 * Eyehategod - Take As Needed For Pain 2x12'' (Emetic) $19.99 * Hollow Sunshine - Held Above 12" - BLACK VINYL $14.99 * Hollow Sunshine - Held Above 12" - PINK COLORED VINYL w/ BACKPATCH $14.99 * Hollow Sunshine - Held Above 12" - WHITE VINYL $14.99 * Oozing Wound - Retrash 12" (Thrill Jockey) $14.99 * Pigs - Gaffe 10" - BLACK VINYL (Solar Flare) $13.99 * Pigs - Gaffe 10" - RED COLORED VINYL (Solar Flare) $13.99 * Ramlord - Crippled Minds, Sundered Wisdom 12" (Hypaethral) $16.99 * Sleep - Dopesmoker 2x12" - PURPLE COLORED VINYL (Southern Lord) $19.99 * Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For Cassette (Robotic Empire) $5.99 * Thou - The Archer And The Owle Cassette (Robotic Empire) $5.99 * Titan - Warmer Months 12" - YELLOW COLORED LIMITED EDITION VINYL (Hypaethral) $16.99 * Tor Johnson - The Ten Years War DVD (Tor Johnson) $4.99 * Wrekmeister Harmonies - You've Always Meant So Much To Me 12" (Thrill Jockey) $14.99 * Yob - The Illusion Of Motion 12" - 180 GRAM BLACK VINYL (Metal Blade) $19.99 * Yob - The Unreal Never Lived 2x12" - 180 GRAM BLACK VINYL (Metal Blade) $24.99 Yeah yeah! -Team Robo Robotic Empire Online Store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 HOLLOW SUNSHINE backpatch, only with pink-vinyl copies: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sounds dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG88 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 in for a pink. huh huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Will the downloads be e-mailed, or in the LPs themselves? Stoked to hear this based on the single that's been released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Went for a pink of Hollow Sunshine. They kinda have a mellow Guided By Voices thing going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Thanks for orders dudes! Download code is in with the LP, but we're shipping post-haste!Also: "dirge-heavy cosmic-swamp-pop... a nostalgic jam, mixing up heavy with atmospheric and pop sensibility"AKA new HOLLOW SUNSHINE track up now via Impose Magazine:http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/hollow-sunshine-here-for-now#hottubboyz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Trippy official video dropping this week, here's a lil aesethetic taste: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 "It’s as if the 90′s shoegaze bands discovered sludge metal and played with an ambient mentality." http://www.the1stfive.com/news/introducing-hollow-sunshine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 ^^ That guy seems to know what he's talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 yeah boyye! Held Above by HOLLOW SUNSHINE is now available! Physical copies are already shipping, and digital just dropped via iTunes and Bandcamp.iTunes got all over this bish, putting the album cover tile on the Main page, Music landing page, and Alternative genre page.stoked!* Digital available now via iTunes or Bandcamp* Vinyl available now via Robotic Empire (includes digital download) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 We are thrilled to announce that the debut album by HOLLOW SUNSHINE is out today! Available on vinyl through the Robotic Empire - Online Store and digitally through iTunes or Bandcamp, Held Abovecontains 9 tracks of blissed out doom/pop/garage glory.Also premiering today is the band's first official music video, for the album track "Here For Now". This just dropped via Noisey / Vice, who called it "handheld and woozily out of focus - like the world is whizzing by when you're just the right side of tipsy... It's pure 90s and it makes us wanna dig out that dusty Big Muff and turn everything up loud." Believe dat! Held Above is officially out today, and we're so stoked on how this mamma jamm turned out.Grab vinyl here: http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Hollow+SunshineDigital available here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/held-above/id730703881Or here: http://roboticempire.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-sunshine-held-above#DOOMPOP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Got Hollow Sunshine and am really digging it. It's nice when you take a chance on something and it actually turns out to surprise you how good it is. I have failed many times at this game, but in this case it's a win. I will go with Guided By Voices, Built To Spill, The Jesus and Marychain, with a little wooziness of My Bloody Valentine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 ^^ You got your copies already?!?! Daaaaaaaamn that is quick. I am listening to the full album stream right now on their bandcamp. So fuckin' good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 ^^ You got your copies already?!?! Daaaaaaaamn that is quick. I am listening to the full album stream right now on their bandcamp. So fuckin' good. Yeah, I was surprised by how quickly it got here. It is really good and just documenting here that some people are going to be sorry they slept on this. Get it or be bummed later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Mine arrived today. Very nice overall. Solid all the way through. And it sounds so heavy and dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 This bish up on Spotify now http://open.spotify.com/artist/27gEuvLUpKA3FhohDFkVPV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 This thing rules. Awesome release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 "...melodic and heavy down tuned guitar riffs with soft mellon collie vocals reminiscent of the Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth, with a little more pop and a little less noise." HOLLOW SUNSHINE is Insound's Recommended Free Track of the Week! http://www.insound.com/mp3-of-the-week/?from=32307 #bigups #jahbless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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