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Holding Onto the Holy is the debut solo album for Eric Cannata, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Young the Giant, Coma Culture and American Pets, and producer of this record and projects by Hannah Connolly and Kenton Chen (forthcoming).
Cannata first dipped his toes into the solo stream with the Lonely Beast EP in 2020, a collection inspired by solitude. Now he’s back with a record about togetherness, or how to love life while the world falls apart, sparked by his relationship with fiancé and collaborator Connolly.
The album began with 10 days of Covid quarantine, when he used a scratchy throat and an old microphone to find a new voice. Inspired by 1960s and 70s pop and rock including Roy Orbison, Harry Nillson, and The Velvet Underground, Cannata emphasized fun and exploration to chase other muses such as childhood cartoons, folklore, and daydreams.
He fleshed out the sound with new instruments like 12-string acoustic guitars, the Solina string synth, and an old upright piano, new collaborators Kosta Galanopoulos on drums and father Ernie Cannata on piano, and a few trusted voices: Hannah Connolly co-wrote and sang on “Over & Over” and sang on “Losing Patience”, and Jon O’Brien, Cannata’s long-time friend and collaborator, handled mixing and additional engineering.
Cannata started this project searching for joy in a chaotic world; he found it dancing by himself and recording with loved ones.
Cannata first dipped his toes into the solo stream with the Lonely Beast EP in 2020, a collection inspired by solitude. Now he’s back with a record about togetherness, or how to love life while the world falls apart, sparked by his relationship with fiancé and collaborator Connolly.
The album began with 10 days of Covid quarantine, when he used a scratchy throat and an old microphone to find a new voice. Inspired by 1960s and 70s pop and rock including Roy Orbison, Harry Nillson, and The Velvet Underground, Cannata emphasized fun and exploration to chase other muses such as childhood cartoons, folklore, and daydreams.
He fleshed out the sound with new instruments like 12-string acoustic guitars, the Solina string synth, and an old upright piano, new collaborators Kosta Galanopoulos on drums and father Ernie Cannata on piano, and a few trusted voices: Hannah Connolly co-wrote and sang on “Over & Over” and sang on “Losing Patience”, and Jon O’Brien, Cannata’s long-time friend and collaborator, handled mixing and additional engineering.
Cannata started this project searching for joy in a chaotic world; he found it dancing by himself and recording with loved ones.
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