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July 1, 2020

The Holy Knives: “Always Gone” (Jamie Hince Remix)

By: Jack Anderson

With Saharan dust making an unwelcome appearance here in the states, maybe we ought to turn to some psychedelic-minded downtempo desert-dwellers. Originally from NOLA and now calling San Antonio home, brothers Kody and Kyle Valentine provide a sharp escape from day-to-day monotony with their near-cultish cowboy presence as The Holy Knives.

A fresh set of tracks from The Holy Knives recently came in a four-track block with the impressive Always Gone EP and the pair continue to offer a new release each month. And as luck would have it, one half of chart-topping duo The Kills, Jamie Hince, took a stab at remixing the record’s title track and setting a prime example of taking something great and making it even better.


-Jack Anderson


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