Holy - Love As Laughter
Holy Image
Metascore

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  • Summary: The latest release for the indie band led by ex-Lync member Sam Jayne is its first on Isaac Brock's label.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The crisp production by onetime Clash engineer Joe Blaney brilliantly showcases Jayne's writing, which has never been more tightly skilled or confidently ambitious.
  2. 84
    Like Brock and even Andrew Bird, Sam Jayne can slipstream between genres without missing a heartbeat. [Spring 2008, p.96]
  3. At least half the time, Holy gets it right. Maybe more importantly for an album like this, it's never boring,. [Aug 2008, p.83]

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