photo from surfacetoair via holgerflickr
Young? Check.
Weird? Check.
Cool name? Check.
Great hair? Check.
Overly-verbose myspace page? Check! No, it’s not Little Joy. This is Holger.
Any guitar band whose list of influences includes Fela Kuti and Jay Z has to be worth checking out, at least, and Holger turned out to be all that, and then some. They’ve been compared to bands like Passion Pit and – probably thanks to the Fela reference – Vampire Weekend, but these boys sit some way to the left of The Biggest Indie Band In The World Right Now. Have a listen for yourself down there ↓, and read their Made-Up Disease interview here.
Holger – Caribbean Nights
