Holding Absence - The Greatest Mistake Of My Life (Limited Edition 2LP Oxblood On Creamy White Vinyl)

We all make mistakes. We all have regrets. We all look back on the loves and losses life brings and lament on how things might have been different. In these deeply personal moments of reflection our emotions can run wild as we contemplate our choices and come to terms with what’s next. Hindsight is a powerful and complex thing, and a phenomenon whose intricacies are explored in captivating fashion on The Greatest Mistake Of My Life, the second album from Cardiff’s Holding Absence.

Building on the excellent foundations laid down by the band’s eponymous debut record, released in 2019, and following standalone singles ‘Gravity’ and ‘Birdcage’, the four-piece have returned with a group of songs that, in the view of vocalist Lucas Woodland, are the truest representation of Holding Absence to date.

Side A:

1. awake
2. Celebration Song
3. Curse Me With Your Kiss
4. Afterlife
5. Drugs And Love

Side B:

1. In Circles
2. nomoreroses
3. Beyond Belief
4. Die Alone (In Your Lover’s Arms)

Side C:

1. phantoms
2. Mourning Song
3. The Greatest Mistake Of My Life

Side D:

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