2010 Summer Tour. As the well-rounded instrumentalists they are, both Millhiser and Frankel did everything for their recordings, but knew they needed some more help for live shows. They then enlisted keyboardist Eric Tonnensen, and guitarist Chris Maher to help out on their live performances (with both still part of their live show). Even before having an official album, the guys were the asked to go on tour by P-Thugg and Dave 1 of Chromeo, which Frankel describes as “an awesome then fantastic” experience. With an EP under their belt, the next major move was to drop an LP, which brings us back to the present day, with an album that includes some cool guest appearances from the likes of Luke Jenner from the Rapture, Chris Glover from Penguin Prison, and Michael McDonald. When asked to name a fave collabo, Frankel pleaded the fifth. “I don’t have a favorite. They’re all great people and serious players!” Naming influences like David Byrne, David Bowie, Gino Soccio, New Order, Tom Moulton, Larry Levan, Jay-Z, and Stevie Nicks, one can immediately tell the guys are eccentric in their own creations—whether it’s creating a remix of someone else’s work or coming up with their own. “I don’t prefer one over the other in terms of
creating stuff for ourselves or other. They’re very different things; although I guess it’s all the same to some degree,” he admits. “I don’t know—we just get together at Nick’s house and smoke a lot of cigarettes and play instruments and try to make something that makes us go ooooooooooh.” Taking that “ooooooooooh” factor, the guys have created an album filled with sensational synths, electro-fun melodies and infectious chords, which can obviously categorize Holy Ghost! as being “indie electro.” But like most bands, they’re not too fond of having labels on their music. “I can’t classify our music,” he explains. “We’ll just let the people decide.” Currently, Millhiser and Frankel are on tour with Cut Copy and are ready to show the rest of the world why that exclamation is at the end of their name. “They’re good buddies, so it should be a similar vibe as the time we toured with LCD and Chromeo,” he mentions. “A bunch of dudes taking America.” Despite being fresh off of their debut release, Holy Ghost! is already thinking ahead. “Of course, we’re thinking about our next album. There’s a lot of time in the van!”
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