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CD released: Jul 29, 2022

Tracklisting:
1. Sinister Bell
2. Nice Try
3. Running From Nothing
4. Puzzled Thought
5. The Shame Of It All
6. Sink To Dust
7. Let's Hear What You Know
8. Losing Touch
9. Weight Falls
10. For You I Do
11. Grid Lock
12. January
PATRICK HOLLAND
YOU'RE THE BOSS
Label: SINDERLYN
Cat No: LYN060CD
Barcode: 858458007559
Packaging: CD Jewel Case

Patrick Holland is no stranger to ghosts. In the last several years, the Montreal-based musician/producer has become accustomed to odd noises, electronics breaking, misplaced items, and, on a recent occasion, a glass shattering spontaneously next to him. Annoying, to be sure, but he's made peace with it; the unknown, after all, is only frightening if we allow it to be. This attitude is at the heart of Holland's new album - addressed in part to an unnamed, pseudo-paranormal "other," You're The Boss is his first foray into guitar-driven indie pop, full of upbeat reflections on relinquishing control. Like most touring musicians, 2020 found Holland at a crossroads. Known primarily for his electronic releases under aliases such as Project Pablo and Jump Source, he'd spent the last several years traveling the world playing DJ sets and festivals. Behind the scenes, he was also working as a mixing engineer, producer and remixer, lending his technical prowess to TOPS, Cut Copy, Jacques Greene, Homeshake, and more. In the standstill of the early pandemic, uncertainty manifested itself in the "ghost" - an amalgamation of Holland's personal anxieties, the open-endedness of the future, and other unexplained phenomena. Rather than succumb to this doubt, however, Holland befriended it."You're the boss" became a sort of mantra in this effort, a reminder to surrender control as he dove into unfamiliar terrain. Over a period of several months, Holland wrote and recorded the album in tandem, playing most of the instruments himself as well as writing and singing lyrics for the first time in his recorded work. The resulting record is a fitting re-introduction to Holland as an artist.

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