Name: Holy Joe
Brand: The Coral

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

M9482UKLP

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r28212562]

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5060732662568

Total Cap

Black LP

M9582UKCDHJ

5060732662575

Artist

The Coral

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Run On Records

The Coral is an English IndiePopPsych band that was formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, UK. With their unique blend of indie rock, pop melodies, and psychedelic influences, they have captivated audiences worldwide.
Since their formation, The Coral has released numerous critically acclaimed albums and singles, showcasing their musical versatility and creativity. Their distinctive sound and poetic lyrics have earned them a dedicated fan base.
With their roots firmly planted in the vibrant music scene of Merseyside, The Coral continues to push boundaries and evolve as artists. Their live performances are known for their energy and passion, leaving audiences wanting more.

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Bridging Coral Island and Sea Of Mirrors, a second album titled Holy Joe’s Coral Island Medicine Show.&nbsp;With the full tracklisting limited to physical formats only, the album brings James and Ian Skelly’s grandad a.k.a The Great Muriarty back into the fold for the narrated post-script to one of The Coral’s most successful albums to date.

Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show is the show that brings you sounds from the other side all through the night. We'll be playing murder ballads and death-ditties, love songs and eulogies, songs about drifters, grifters, hobos and killers... If Coral Island was a box-office hit in 2022, then Holy Joe's Coral Island Medicine Show is it's low-budget little brother, written in a year and stitched together in less - think The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ll or Police Academy: Mission To Moscow- but without the plane fare to Russia. This is a sequel to rival the most shameless of cash-ins. It features a ramshackle cast: along with the usual suspects, Coral Island compère (and Skelly Granddad) The Great Moriarty makes a return, alongside actor and friend-of-the-band John Simm, who recites wanderlust eulogy Drifter's Prayer.

Glaswegian singer Rianne Downey is involved in a murderous duet. An unnamed pedal-steel player from the back of beyond plays a funeral score over Hotel. Don't get me wrong, this isn't an act of self-sabotage or half-arsed in any way; more a deliberate attempt to make an art form out of the forgotten follow-up. Who else but The Coral are going to fill this important cultural sinkhole? Framed inside a midnight radio show beaming out from a Michelin blimp that hovers somewhere past the piers of Coral Island, Holy Joe... is a love letter to the tradition of the death disc and murder ballad, from Stack-o-Lee to Skeleton Key, and everything in between. Stay up late. Tune in. If you do, who knows? You might end up loving it more than the original.&nbsp;

Holy Joe

Music GB

Discover Holy Joe by The Coral. Limited to physical formats, this album is a love letter to death discs and murder ballads. Available in CD and LP formats from Run On Records.