History
Formation (2012)
HOLYCHILD formed in college at''Mindspeak''
The duo found early success in 2013 through "Happy With Me," a fierce challenge to media images that received more than 100,000 plays in just one week and placing #1 on Hype Machine's Popular Charts. The band continues to receive local and national support, with Nylon Magazine describing the track as "mind-blowingly addictive," Billboard grouping them in their annual "14 artists to watch in 2014", and LA Weekly naming HOLYCHILD "one of the ten LA bands who are going to blow up in 2014." In 2014, the duo was an opening act for Danish singer''The Shape of Brat Pop to Come''
Their first full-length debut album ''The Shape of Brat Pop to Come'' was released in June 2015 on Glassnote. Diller co-produced the LP with Grammy-nominated producers''America Oil Lamb'' (EP)
In June 2016, the duo released a collab EP on Glassnote Records. The single, ''Rotten Teeth'', was released in May 2016 accompanied by a music video directed by Nistico and featuring drag queens and famous Mexican reality and YouTube stars. The EP itself features collaborations with Kate Nash, RAC, Tkay Maidza, Mereki, MS MR, and Kitten. "We felt we could stretch more on this record, since each song is a collaboration," Diller said about the release. "It was fun to explore and show different sides of us on the EP…I think Liz's voice and me producing/mixing most everything helps tie it together though, so there's still a HOLYCHILD vibe."Return from hiatus (2018)
After a two-year hiatus, HOLYCHILD began releasing new music in 2018 starting with ''Wishing You Away'' in July. The single, which dealt with domestic abuse in Nistico's childhood, started a trend of personal song topics for the band. ''Hundred Thousand Hearts'' is a love song, ''Carmelo'' is a song about sexual assault, and ''Bathroom Bitch'' is a provocative, feminist anthem about sex. On September 5, 2019 they released ''Over You'', a song with new sonic elements that had been in production for several years.''The Theatrical Death of Julie Delicious''
On October 15, 2019, the band announced that their second studio album, ''The Theatrical Death of Julie Delicious'', will be released on November 8, 2019. On October 24, 2019 they released ''Raining Romance,'' the fifth single from their upcoming album. The album is ten tracks long featuring five new tracks: Number One, Haunt Me in the Night, Fight For Me, Patron Saint and Saturday.Indefinite hiatus
On December 18, 2019, the duo announced on social media that their upcoming tour would be their final performances for an "indefinite period of time." Nistico stated: "We're both working and collaborating together on our solo stuff -- we don't know when we will do stuff together again, but I'm sure we will."References
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