Album review: Holding Absence – The Greatest Mistake Of My Life — Kerrang!
Welsh rockers Holding Absence explore life, love and the responsibility of artists on superb second album. Words: James Hickie As we know, some bands buckle under the pressure posed by the second album. Is this where they’ll truly emerge? Will they build upon the foundations established by their debut, or tumble and fall under an expectation entirely of their own making? Holding Absence are not one of those bands, thankfully, with everything about The Greatest Mistake Of My Life screaming confidence, from its cinematic scope and aesthetic to its affirming tunes. It’s also an illustrati...