We’re very happy to premiere ‘Holy Mom Of God’, the brand new single and video from Greg Hoy & The Boys. The primary launch from an upcoming 10 monitor LP that Hoy hopes to have out by this Christmas, the monitor takes its title from the opening strains of ‘Dance On A Volcano’, the primary track on Genesis’ 1976 album, ‘A Trick Of The Tail’.
Sounding like the right mix of The Kinks, The Hives, and, appropriately, Phil Collins period Genesis, ‘Holy Mom Of God’ is sung from the perspective of Mom Earth, saddened by the departure of humanity from the planet. On the similar time nevertheless, regardless of her disappointment, she will be able to’t assist however really feel liberated from the shackles humankind had subjected her to. The track, whereas being reflective, can be one which permits us to hitch in with the celebrations – certainly, Hoy himself has said that the track is without doubt one of the exploration of escapism.
The music video takes a considerably attention-grabbing method to this. Directed by Carissa Johnson, who’s beforehand collaborated with Greg Hoy & The Boys on their ‘Demons At Evening‘ clip, it centres round a Nun, carried out by Ashley Wooley, because the personification of Mom Earth. Roaming across the seashores and streets of the Bay Space of San Francisco, she mourns the lack of the Earth’s inhabitants, however, with the assistance of Greg Hoy & The Boys, she is ready to change into an entire new individual, shedding the outward trappings of her faith, her behavior, and as an alternative embracing the music of the world round her. Shot in Pacifica, California, the video additionally contains a dwell efficiency from the band, recorded at Winters Tavern, throughout The BEST Fest.
With Hoy staying hands-off throughout the manufacturing, the music video for “Holy Mom of God” is directed solely by Carissa Johnson, who beforehand collaborated with the band to co-direct the “Demons At Evening” music video. The video is centered round a nun, performed by Ashley Wooley, who wanders across the seashores and streets of the Bay Space. The nun serves because the personification of Mom Earth, who’s mourning the lack of her inhabitants. With the assistance of Greg Hoy & The Boys, she transforms into a brand new individual, ditching her non secular garb and embracing the music of the world round her. The video was shot in Pacifica, CA, that includes a dwell efficiency by the band at Winters Tavern throughout The BEST Fest.
The upcoming album, which can embrace ‘Holy Mom Of God’, can be a mini rock opera of kinds, specializing in the idea of a pair leaving Earth to populate Mars, to be able to save the human race. It happened just a few years in the past, when Greg Hoy & The Boys travelled one summer season, with their tools, to Greg’s cabin on Lake Superior, Minnesota. They recorded a tough lower of 10 tracks, which Hoy hopes to have completed by the autumn this 12 months, and out in time for Christmas.
Try the video for ‘Holy Mom Of God’ under, and tell us what you assume! You will discover out extra about Greg Hoy & The Boys on-line on Greg’s official web site, and Linktree.
