Holy '57

The project of London artist Alex Mankoo, of Indian and Greek heritage, Holy '57 blends a subtle funk bass with the charm of pop’s early crooners with a modern twist. - All Things Go.

London producer-songwriter Holy ’57 emerged in the summer of 2015 with the laid-back groove of <a href="spotify:track:6g8yft0WTIBSmqHwNUjT7H" data-name="Island Kids">Island Kids</a>, produced in collaboration with former <a href="spotify:artist:7lOJ7WXyopaxri0dbOiZkd" data-name="Broken Social Scene">Broken Social Scene</a> member Dave Newfeld. The song, which broke into the Hype Machine charts, paved the way for his first EP, <a href="spotify:album:1YIqkAeGiN4PZt8yTdsYDg" data-name="H">H</a>, released in October 2015. This was to be the first of four EP’s (H, O, L and Y) introducing the Holy ’57 repertoire. 2016 saw the release of <a href="spotify:album:2BepechaRIAPKf7gPBKtw9" data-name="O">O</a>, and <a href="spotify:album:2Zsuizkz35mE0L1t2aLxbS" data-name="L">L</a> arrived in the autumn of 2017. After a two year hiatus, the final body of work in the series, ‘Y’, arrives in October 2020.