He hopes that his daughter Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) will be able to keep the hotel in good hands, but she overhears the news and believes that both she and her human husband, Johnny (voiced by Andy Samberg), will inherit it. On what should’ve been the most painful day, I remember two after-parties filled with friends, family, music, food and of course, laughter.Īfter 125 years in the business, Dracula (voiced by Brian Hull) is looking to retire from running Hotel Transylvania to spend time with his new wife Erica Van Helsing (voiced by Kathryn Hahn). I remember the whole church singing “This Little Light of Mine” at the funeral, with my younger cousins smiling and holding candles, then later our family releasing balloons to this tune in the cemetery, still smiling, knowing Steve was watching. I remember my whole team, old friends, and my cousin’s entire football team coming to the wake to show their support. I remember going to my grandparents house Tuesday and Wednesday nights with my whole family, technically to plan services, but really to laugh and reminisce. I remember going to field hockey practice that night, not stable enough to practice, but just being embraced by my coaches and teammates. I remember the way me and the older cousins rallied around each other growing up together, we could communicate with just a look. Worst of all, I remember the cries and screams of my two little cousins who had just learned their daddy was gone forever.īut then there’s another amazing part of human memory, remembering the good things.
My grandpa, in tears, at a loss for what to do and what to say. I remember seeing my aunt who had just lost her husband, sitting on my grandparents' steps, having to call other family and friends, reliving the pain over and over. I remember having to going with my sister and cousin to pick up my other cousin at soccer and tell him the news. I remember my mom getting the call, getting the news, my world changing. I remember this entire day, and the few that followed. An amazing part of human memory is that we remember things of great pain.
I come from a big, Irish family that's always loud and always laughing until you get call on a gorgeous summer day that one of you is gone unexpectedly, never coming back. September 3, 2012: For the first time, I experienced true shock, heartbreak and a total realignment of everything I previously believed. Three years ago on Labor Day, my uncle Steve, amazing husband and father of two, collapsed and died. An artist renowned for his work via Rain bath Visual, Sawyer also conceived the stark imagery for the cover, which is screen-printed on colored paper by Broken Press.Three years ago on Labor Day, my sister and parents had another dreaded college talk. The album's nine tracks were recorded by the band - vocalist Morgan Enos and guitarist/songwriter Reuben Sawyer - and mastered by James Plotkin, aiming for a soothing lo-fidelity with clarity preserved. Held Above is Hollow Sunshine's first full-length and most realized vision after several EP releases.
The balance of blown-out sludge, narcotic drone and pop sensibilities is an unlikely combination, yet the contrast between heaviness and catchiness, with mesmerizing vocals providing a calm and consistent drift throughout, sets the band well apart from contemporaries. Painting a hypnotic swirl of lush vocals over down-tuned riffs and steady rhythms, Hollow Sunshine's 2013 debut album brings together deep tuning with melodic undertones and a garage recording for a unique mix of warmly familiar elements. Vinyl LP pressing including digital download.