Reminiscing on the lost art of physical photographs with Matt Corby & Alex Henrikkson, Gold Coast’s Hollow Coves penned ‘Photographs’ as a nod towards member’s Matt Carins’ mother, who kept a photo album for him since the day he was born. With a plucky, quirky nylon string guitar, the duo set about constructing the song with Matt Corby during one of their first writing sessions for their sophomore album ‘Nothing To Lose’. The interwoven guitar parts, backing the tender vocals of both Matt Carins & Ryan Henderson.
With the release of ‘Photographs’, Hollow Coves have also announced their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Nothing To Lose’. Wanting to challenge their writing muscles, the duo wrote separately for the first time in a long time, adding songs to a working folder as they were completed. Those tracks that would resonate with the duo, they would then work on together. Co-writing with Matt Corby, Alex Henrikkson & Chris Collins in Northern NSW, the sessions went so well that Hollow Coves landed on Matt Corby as the perfect producer for the album itself.
“This was the first song we wrote during our writing sessions with Matt Corby and Alex Henrikkson. We ended up having a conversation in the studio about how photographs use to be something special that people would keep in a photo album. However, now that we can take photos with our phones, it seems like photos will most likely just get lost amongst the sea of photos. Matt (Carins) brought up that his mum has kept a photo album for him and his siblings since they were born. We all thought that was pretty special and kind of a lost art in this day and age. So we decided to write a song about her and the lost art of the photograph.” Hollow Coves
“The whole record is based on our personal experiences of trying to slow down and realize that living simply is the best for our souls. The world is in such a rush these days and with that there’s a lot of stresses and anxieties. Our lifestyle from living on the Gold Coast and having such a great community made us naturally write about topics that will hopefully inspire the listener to think about what’s actually important to them.” Hollow Coves
Accompanying the ‘Photographs’ release is a music video for the track, dosed in nostalgia and warmth. The film sees Hollow Coves performing in a cosy house, with interspersed footage & photographs of their childhoods, bringing together the old & the new.
Accruing over 1 billion global streams, Hollow Coves maintain a massive online presence that also includes over 200 million YouTube views and 2.4 million Shazams.
The surge in popularity of their 2021 single ‘Coastline’ on a platform like Instagram earned Hollow Coves more acclaim (it was in the Top 20 most used songs on U.S. Instagram Reels that year), as well as becoming a Gold-certified record in Australia and Canada. Additionally, Hollow Coves have enjoyed extensive Australian and international radio and media support via the likes of triple j, Triple J Unearthed, Billboard and more.
As live performers, they have performed extensively in domestic and international markets, including notable festivals such as Osheaga, Pukkelpop, Reeperbahn, Live At Leeds, Woodford Folk Festival and more; and have supported artists such as The Lumineers, The Paper Kites and Passenger to wide praise.
HOLLOW COVES EUROPE / UK TOUR DATES
Tuesday 26 March Gebäude 9 Cologne GERMANY
Thursday 28 March Muziekgieterij Maastricht NETHERLANDS
Friday 29 March TivoliVredenburg – Ronda Utrecht NETHERLANDS
Saturday 30 March Zeche Carl Essen GERMANY
Sunday 31 March Uebel & Gefährlich Hamburg GERMANY
Tuesday 2 April Columbia Theater Berlin GERMAN
Wednesday 3 April MeatFactory Prague CZECH REPUBLIC
Thursday 4 April Simm City Vienna AUSTRIA
Friday 5 April Technikum Munich GERMANY
Sunday 7 April Magazzini Generali Milan ITALY
Monday 8 April Komplex 457 Zurich SWITZERLAND
Tuesday 9 April Les Docks Lausanne SWITZERLAND
Thursday 11 April Halle02 Heidelberg GERMANY
Friday 12 April Opderschmelz Dudelange LUXEMBOURG
Saturday 13 April Le Trabendo Paris FRANCE
Sunday 14 April AB Ballroom Brussels BELGIUM
Tuesday 16 April O2 Forum Kentish Town London UK
Wednesday 17 April Brudenell Social Club Leeds UK
Thursday 18 April Academy 2 Manchester UK
HOLLOW COVES NORTH AMERICA & CANADA TOUR DATES
Wednesday 5 June Union Stage Washington DC
Thursday 6 June The Foundry Philadelphia
Saturday 8 June Warsaw New York City
Monday 10 June Paradise Rock Club Boston
Tuesday 11 June MTELUS Montreal
Wednesday 12 June Danforth Music Hall Toronto
Friday 14 June Lincoln Hall Chicago
Saturday 15 June Fine Line Minneapolis
Monday 17 June Gothic Theatre Denver
Wednesday 19 June The Grand at the Complex Salt Lake City
Saturday 22 June El Rey Theatre Los Angeles
Sunday 23 June Venture Music Hall Ventura
Monday 24 June Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco
Wednesday 26 June Aladdin Theater Portland
Thursday 27 June The Crocodile Seattle
Saturday 29 June Vogue Theatre Vancouver
Sunday 30 June Capital Ballroom Victoria
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