"Folk illuminations traversed by epic sound swells––high above a crepuscular landscape, the ghost of Vic Chesnutt floats along to the tempo of a wobbly metronome before melting into a base of hooky songwriting, borrowing its airy movements from the orchestrations of The Microphones." ––
Altered Zones
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I’m fully wrapped up into their excellent psych-folk" ––
Yvynyl
"Intricate, ornate, polyphonic, altered state found folk that sounds like what Grizzly Bear dreams about." ––The Decibel Tolls
"These songs, mostly from an EP released last April called The Afternoon's Blood are earnest and eventually tragic, framed and paced like slow-moving car rides across state lines under cover of night." ––
SF Weekly
"Holy Spirits have got some of the rawest stuff around. Simple bare-bones structure, with floating and even lofting harmonies." ––
Smoke Don't Smoke
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With its complex arrangements and cinemascope-like construction, Handmade Sun is a standout song, an absolutely marvelous and utterly breathtaking effort." ––
No Fear of Pop
"There is something sacred about
The Afternoon's Blood, infused with the kind of musical authority of the holy spirit, slipping through cracked wooden floors and gently bouncing off white walls, their debut EP is something of a transformative, meditative experience. Just lovely." ---
Friends With Both Arms
"The Summer's coming to a close. It’s drifting down slowly. Not yet the crack of lightning, and the splash of rain that comes with Fall. Nor the heavy silence, and weighed down branches of Winter…But the clouds are gathering. New York’s Holy Spirits are those clouds. Yes, It’s a stark picture these songs paint. But no less beautiful for it." ––
Dead As Digital
"The music is absolutely beautiful; in a similar fashion to Fleet Foxes the vocal harmonies and layering are splendid, the lyrics are poetry, and their sound is some of the most delightful folk music around." ––
See The Leaves
"White Walls posseses a simple electronic sound effect that sounds as though the oxygen is leaking from the escape pod and the battery is running dead. By the end when you’re a changed person, I suggest you move on to their track Tongues." ––
Head Underwater
"Tongues'" gentle string arrangements hypnotize, with repetitive handclaps that sound like raindrops dripping down the shingles of an antiquated house. ––
Neon Musical Insight
"Their own brand of quirky, experimental folk pop is incredibly endearing and intimate. Really beautiful stuff, and it comes highly recommended." ––
Boy Attractions
"The music swells, swirls and envelops you in a glowing warmth. This is music to lose yourself in…" ––
Unholy Rhythms