Holylight releases new single “everything goes”

Based in Dublin, Holylight creates music that lands in a space where emotional context and overwhelming sonic weight overlap. Revolving around the vision of songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and frontwoman Alex Rosenberger, the project has bloomed into one of the city’s most compelling queer alternative rock acts. Within their sound, heavy guitar-driven arrangements underpin shimmering synths and profoundly personal songwriting, creating music that deftly balances power with fragility, where moments of intensity still gives room to the honesty that sits at the centre of everything they do.

Thick, grungy riffs collide with bright electronic textures, infectious rhythms and lyrics that take listeners into reflective emotional spaces, resulting in music that flickers between expansive alternative rock and poignant songwriting. Over the years, that unique style has earned recognition across Dublin’s independent music scene and beyond; Holylight was named a finalist in Hayley Williams’ CoverNation Contest while also becoming DublinCityFM’s inaugural Queeriosity Artist of the Month. Live performances have brought the project to venues including The Sound House, Fibber Magees, Anseo and The Sugar Club, securing a reputation for magnetic performances that translate the project’s emotional intensity onto the stage.

Media support has continued to grow alongside that momentum, with outlets including Hot Press, Golden Plec, StarFish Magazine, McGig Music and Hidden Track championing the project, while the catalogue has clocked tens of thousands of spins online. Making their artistic entrance almost a decade ago, Holylight unveiled their original sonic vision in 2017 with the debut EP 2016-17, which they followed up with a string of well-received singles in the build up to their sophomore EP, BeautyPain, which landed in 2024.

Returning earlier this year with the song “ceiling of your world,” their brand new single titled “everything goes” captures one of life’s most relatable contradictions, the simultaneous comfort and heartbreak of time continuing to move forward regardless of whether we feel ready for it. Thematically, the song reflects the bittersweet moments that quietly reshape our lives, from receiving a final coffee from a favourite barista to suddenly realising that years have passed since thinking about someone once believed impossible to forget. That emotional complexity gives “everything goes” much of its quiet power while it gently suggests surrender, allowing oneself to drift with the current as opposed to futilely fighting against it.

On “everything goes,” a candid singer-songwriter context remains firmly intact while surrounding arrangement tips the track into a gripping 90s rock soundscape. Opened by Alex’s smooth vocal leads which float above the laid back sway of lightly gritty guitar chords, the song flows with a melodic indie rock vibe as soft lead notes add intricate flashes to the track. As the full arrangement kicks in, an absorbing burst of pulsing bass notes, stacked guitar chords and punchy drums bring a crunching alternative rock energy.

Wrapped in a fuzzy shoegaze aesthetic, the bite of lead guitar notes and brooding vocal elements swell into an arresting listening experience before simmering down to an intimate close of Alex’s voice hovering over the buzz of guitar. The release also arrives during an important period for the band, having played a major headline performance at The Sugar Club on the 4th of July, another sign of the project’s growing presence within Dublin’s flourishing queer rock community. Taken together, the new single and its accompanying momentum suggest an artist entering an exciting new chapters that’s sure to win over countless new listeners and we can’t wait to see what it entails.

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