Eric Cannata has shared a video for his new single “The Wave.” The track is now available everywhere now via Industry Houseplant/Montecarlo Sounds. The video was directed by filmmaker Taylor Thompson. “The Wave” heralds the upcoming release of the Songwriter/guitarist/producer full-length solo debut, Holding Onto the Holy, arriving everywhere on Friday, January 24, 2025. A limited edition vinyl bundle featuring an exclusive T-shirt is available now for pre-order via Paper & Wax Co.

“”The Wave” is the first single off of my debut solo album, Holding Onto the Holy,” says Eric Cannata. “It’s a song about a tidal wave coming toward the coast of California, after the ‘Big One’ earthquake hits. While everyone is running for safety, I calmly make my way to the beach, to celebrate my demise. The song and album touch on themes of finding the threads of joy and hope in a time when our world is so turbulent and uncertain.

“For the video, I enlisted a new friend, Taylor Thompson, to direct. I’m on a relaxed drive to the ocean in a 1970 bug, while everyone is running for their lives. In the end, the wave hits as I sit in an old beach chair, and I get wiped away. I then wake in a field of flowers to my fiancé Hannah lifting me up. We shot this video as well as three other songs all on 16 mm film. I am fascinated with old mediums, and the tactile element of film, as well as vinyl records.”

Cannata will mark the arrival of “The Wave” with a pair of solo acoustic live performances to open Young The Giant’s nniversary events at West Hollywood, CA’s historic Troubadour, set for January 19-20, 2025.

Cannata first dipped his toes into the solo stream with 2020’s Lonely Beast, a folk and psychedelia-tinged EP inspired by solitude. Now he returns with Holding Onto the Holy, a self-produced full-length collection about togetherness and how to love life while the world falls apart, sparked by his relationship with fiancé and musical collaborator Connolly. The project had its genesis during ten days of Covid quarantine, impelling Cannata to use a scratchy throat and an old microphone to find a new voice. Taking inspiration from such classic pop and rock icons as Roy Orbison, Harry Nilsson, and The Velvet Underground, the multi-talented instrumentalist and songwriter emphasized fun and exploration to chase other muses such as childhood cartoons, folklore, and daydreams. Cannata fleshed out his evolving sound with a range of instruments including 12-string acoustic guitars, a vintage Solina String Ensemble string synthesizer, and an old upright piano, with additional accompaniment from Kosta Galanopoulos on drums and father Ernie Cannata on piano, as well as a few trusted voices in Connolly and longtime friend and collaborator Jon O’Brien, who handled mixing and additional engineering.

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