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Blues rockers Holy Roller Baby have crafted an album that embodies rock ‘n’ roll obsession. ‘Smile Like Heaven’ is a sonic journey through Jared Mullins’ imagination and from the first riff to the final note. This ten-track album dives into dark and eerie lyrical themes with religious undertones. Produced by Brit rock producer Ian Davenport (Radiohead, Band Of Skulls, Supergrass, Badly Drawn Boy), the band created an album that challenges, surprises and ultimately leaves you wanting more. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter, Jared Mullins got the inspiration for the band’s name from the Pentecostals in the early 20th century who were known for rolling around on the floor as religious fanatics. Hoping to create a similar craze for his music, Jared assumed the name and tacked on “Baby” to lighten things up and represent the soul within their sound. Fans of classic riff-driven hard rock bands like Sabbath and […]

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Holy Roller Baby is starting the year off strong with an electrifying and bad-to-the-bone track filled with swagger and energy. “How To Love A Ticking Time Bomb” taps into the retro side of 70’s blues rock with fuzzy guitar riffs that will have your hair all in a mess from headbanging! Frontman Jared Mullins was inspired to write the track after witnessing a woman drowning in during a flood: I was driving in the country during a very bad thunderstorm–the kind you’re normally supposed to take cover for. I didn’t. I was dumb. I kept driving even as the water on the road piled up and eventually became too much for myself and a batch of equally arrogant drivers who thought they could weather any storm. Eventually the water levels rose so much it flooded my car as I came to an underpass. The bridge water was high and as […]

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