Holding Onto the Holy is the debut solo album for Eric Cannata, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Young the Giant, Coma Culture and American Pets.

Cannata first dipped his toes into the solo stream with the Lonely Beast EP in 2020, a collection inspired by solitude. Now he’s back with a record about togetherness, or how to love life while the world falls apart, sparked by his relationship with fiancé and collaborator Connolly.

The album began with 10 days of Covid quarantine, when he used a scratchy throat and an old microphone to find a new voice. Inspired by 1960s and 70s pop and rock including Roy Orbison, Harry Nillson, and The Velvet Underground, Cannata emphasized fun and exploration to chase other muses such as childhood cartoons, folklore, and daydreams. 

He fleshed out the sound with new instruments like 12-string acoustic guitars, the Solina string synth, and an old upright piano, new collaborators Kosta Galanopoulos on drums and father Ernie Cannata on piano, and a few trusted voices: Hannah Connolly co-wrote and sang on “Over & Over” and sang on “Losing Patience”, and Jon O’Brien, Cannata’s long-time friend and collaborator, handled mixing and additional engineering. 

Cannata started this project searching for joy in a chaotic world; he found it dancing by himself and recording with loved ones.

Formed by brothers Ben Ford and Michael Ford, Jr., Airpark is a Nashville-based duo whose songs explore the wide expanse of forward-thinking pop music. It's a sound that's both timely and timeless, rooted in sharp grooves one minute and dreamily rounded edges the next. Over the course of time, the Fords have created music that's honest and ever-evolving, glued together by nuanced arrangements, an attention to melody, and the refusal to make the same record twice.

With the release of their debut album, Prehistoric Feeling - featuring production from Tennis, St. Lucia, and Eric Cannata (Young The Giant) - Ben and Michael double down on their unique brand of pop. Appearances from Eric Cannata (Young The Giant), Jean-Philip Grobler (St. Lucia) and Jessie Baylin provide inimitable flourishes to the eleven song debut. 

Their follow up offering - a tight yet eclectic EP entitled, ‘Dream Girl 101’ - stands in strong opposition against today’s exponentially growing use of AI created and enhanced recordings. Rather, the Ford Brothers have gone the complete opposite direction, leaning heavily into recording carefully crafted songs live-to-tape in a room full of musicians. In doing so, they’ve fully embraced the charm, mystery, imperfections, and vulnerability that this approach undeniably yields. The end result is undoubtedly the brothers most arresting and unfiltered work to date.