Holy Fuck must be feeling pretty good these days. Along with being former Exclaim! cover stars, the Toronto outfit have been nominated for a Juno, welcomed to Glastonbury and played Rachael Rays SXSW party. (Actually, who knows how proud they are of the Ray thing.)
Well, to add to the list of recent good times, comes a new honour: Mr. Velvet Underground himself, Lou Reed, has called Holy Fuck his favourite act at this years South by Southwest.
"A reporter from Macleans introduced himself and asked me if I knew about the Lou Reed thing, said Holy Fucks Brian Borcherdt to CBC Radio 3. "He thought that my blank expression was a clever attempt to egg him on. But really, I just had no idea what he was talking about. When it finally sank in I laughed. I mean, I giggled childishly.
"I think we all feel overwhelmed. Its nice to have recognition come from artists we admire. But in the end, we have to keep a level head about it. We do this music for our own enjoyment. It probably wouldnt help for us to get too caught up in various accolades or criticisms.
In other Holy Fuck news, on Wednesday, the bands new "Lovely Allen single from lasts years full-length, Young Turks, went up for sale via the groups MySpace. Its not in stores for another month, so if you need another Fuck fix now, break out that credit card for this slab of vinyl (which features artwork that looks straight out of the climax of Daft Punks Electroma). Holy Fuck will also been hitting the UK with several live dates next month.
Heres the "Lovely Allen track listing:
12-inch:
1. Lovely Allen - Original
2. Riton Rerub
3. Minotaur Shock Broadmead Redevelopment Version
4. No Age Remix
Seven-inch:
1. Lovely Allen - Original
2. Super Inuit (Studio)
Holy Fuck "Lovely Allen (Live at the Metro)
Well, to add to the list of recent good times, comes a new honour: Mr. Velvet Underground himself, Lou Reed, has called Holy Fuck his favourite act at this years South by Southwest.
"A reporter from Macleans introduced himself and asked me if I knew about the Lou Reed thing, said Holy Fucks Brian Borcherdt to CBC Radio 3. "He thought that my blank expression was a clever attempt to egg him on. But really, I just had no idea what he was talking about. When it finally sank in I laughed. I mean, I giggled childishly.
"I think we all feel overwhelmed. Its nice to have recognition come from artists we admire. But in the end, we have to keep a level head about it. We do this music for our own enjoyment. It probably wouldnt help for us to get too caught up in various accolades or criticisms.
In other Holy Fuck news, on Wednesday, the bands new "Lovely Allen single from lasts years full-length, Young Turks, went up for sale via the groups MySpace. Its not in stores for another month, so if you need another Fuck fix now, break out that credit card for this slab of vinyl (which features artwork that looks straight out of the climax of Daft Punks Electroma). Holy Fuck will also been hitting the UK with several live dates next month.
Heres the "Lovely Allen track listing:
12-inch:
1. Lovely Allen - Original
2. Riton Rerub
3. Minotaur Shock Broadmead Redevelopment Version
4. No Age Remix
Seven-inch:
1. Lovely Allen - Original
2. Super Inuit (Studio)
Holy Fuck "Lovely Allen (Live at the Metro)