NATURAL.
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That's the way Oscar Dawson describes Holy Holy, his collaboration with fellow musician Timothy Carroll.
"We have been friends for a long time, a long time before Holy Holy was even a thing," Dawson told X-static of the alternative rock outfit.
"My job with playing with Tim is to support the song and support the message, the lyrics and the story.
"His songs and his lyrics are always so strong and I feel they have a sense of time and place with them, and as the time has gone on I've asserted myself more and started playing the guitar in a stronger way and using more powerful and aggressive tones.
"It has been enjoyable and we try to keep it down to earth and natural, play songs and let them develop on their accord without trying too hard to over-think it or have a preconceived idea.
"Starting off a friendship base, then that is a partnership that has developed quite naturally."
Despite only just releasing their debut, Holy Holy have been doing quite a lot to get their sound out there, and among all that have not long returned from a tour of Europe.
Dawson admitted that things were more serious now.
"When you are starting out and just writing songs, you are doing it for the fun of it, but now that people are hearing it and liking, it is hard not to let that infiltrate your approach a little bit and force you to second-guess yourself, but as best as possible you try to not let that come into your mind.
"We've released an EP and two singles now, and everything has been received well, toured in the UK all before the release of the album, which has been good, because we've been able to develop the quality of the sound more and strengthen the quality of the band.
That natural feeling that he feels embodies the group is one that comes out on their album When The Storms Would Come.
"We tried to give it a natural feel and make it a real band records, where we're playing real music.
"That has been the goal, to not over-do it with production elements and keep it fairly true.
"With our loudest louds and our softest softs, we have tried to get it all on there so there is this real dynamic on there.
"I know when we play songs that have been released I know how I feel more comfortable as there is a chance that people have heard them and a different feeling does come across the room when you are playing a song they know."
Holy Holy will bring their new album to Launceston next month with the aim to "not come out and blow people away, because we think that is trying a bit hard".
"We will just play the songs naturally and use enough dynamics and honesty in the way we get the songs across and bring people across that way.
"We will just be ourselves out there."
GIG FACTS
WHO: Holy Holy
WHERE: Fresh, Launceston
WHEN: Thursday, August 27
TICKETS: Available here
Holy Holy will also play at The Republic Bar in Hobart on Friday, August 28.