Hold Fast – Jaws

Hold Fast are a female fronted four piece alternative rock band who have been together since 2005, but are still relatively unknown within the music business. However things seem to be going in the right direction for Hold Fast now, as over the last year they have supported bands such as White Lies, Grammatics The Horrors, White Denim and many others. They have headlined NME club nights, been featured on BBC radio and even been featured on the cover CD of the October edition of The Playground.

The bands management have sent me a demo CD which features their new single ‘Jaws’ as well as ‘The Curse’ and ‘Lie’. The production of the CD is pretty much spot on and the sound that Hold Fast play is like Siouxsie And The Banshees crossed with the Sohodolls.

‘Jaws’ is the best track on the CD and is crammed with electronics and synthesized sounds. Roberta does a great job with her lead vocals which come across quite beautiful sounding with a slight punky edge.

‘Lie’ opens up with mellow soundscapes but soon builds up into a massive sounding track as soon as Roberta’s free flowing vocals come in. The basslines throughout the song are majorly bouncy and the overall arrangements and sound of the tune will have you tapping your foot along.

Overall I feel that Hold Fast have a lot of potential, they sure know how to craft a big catchy song together and they also know how to make a lot of noise whilst keeping everything in place and sounding good. What stands out most about Hold Fast for me is the beautiful lead vocals.

4/5

Review by Trigger

Hi all,

There are several reasons we're excited. Firstly, the ultimate geek edition of Blade Runner turned up in the post AND there was a hologram in the box!

Secondly, we're playing alongside the splendid Blakfish, Venice Ahoy, Mutiny on the Bounty and Tantrums TOMORROW at Southampton Joiners for the bargain price of £6 advance. Mathematically speaking, this works out at £1.20 per band, costing less than your average sandwich.

Then on Saturday, we’re heading back to Havant Arts Centre as part of an all day music fest (14+). Given that we're about as sun-proof as Robert Smith's waxwork, we have kindly been given an evening slot alongside Fresh Legs and Watermelons. Juicy.

We'd love to see some familiar faces and there’s a strong possibility that our lovely "Horse" (not this one: Father Ted) will be making another appearance, after being christened by Pulled Apart By Horses. Cheers chaps, I think I still owe you an orange.

Lastly, Ads found this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/aug/13/squirrel-canada-holiday-snap

Usual thing, drop us a line for more details and tickets. Hope to see you at one of the shows!

Roberta
Hold Fast xx