{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Hello My Beautiful World | type = studio | artist = Holy Holy | cover = Holy Holy - Hello My Beautiful World.png | alt = | released = 20 August 2021 | recorded = | studio = | genre = <!-- Please source genres --> | length = 51:37 | label = {{hlist|Wonderlick|Sony Australia}} | producer = {{hlist|Oscar Dawson|Timothy Carroll}} | prev_title = My Own Pool of Light | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = Cellophane | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Singles | name = Hello My Beautiful World | type = studio | single1 = Port Rd | single1date = 2 December 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/holy-holy-song-video-queen-p-collab-port-rd-tour-dates-2021/12935924/ |title=First Spin: Holy Holy's 'Port Rd' is a curveball collab with rapper Queen P |publisher=Triple J |date=2 December 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |author=Newstead, Al}}</ref> | single2 = How You Been | single2date = 16 April 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/how-you-been-single/1559871407/ |title=How You Been – Single by Holy Holy on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref> | single3 = Believe Anything | single3date = 17 June 2021<ref name="NME-20210617">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/holy-holy-announce-fourth-studio-album-hello-my-beautiful-world-2971630/ |title=Holy Holy announce fourth studio album, 'Hello My Beautiful World' |work=NME Australia |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=18 June 2021 |author=Triscari, Caleb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618015631/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/holy-holy-announce-fourth-studio-album-hello-my-beautiful-world-2971630 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> | single4 = The Aftergone | single4date = 15 July 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/holy-holy-team-with-clews-for-buoyant-single-the-aftergone-announce-album-tour-2993977|title=Holy Holy team with CLEWS for buoyant single "The Aftergone", announce album tour|website=NME Australia|date=15 July 2021|access-date=16 July 2021}}</ref> | single5 = I.C.U. | single5date = 20 August 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/new-aus-music-playlist-our-favourite-tunes-of-the-week-72/|title=New Aus Music Playlist – 20/08/21|website=musicfeeds.com.au|date=20 August 2021|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref> }} }} '''''Hello My Beautiful World''''' is the fourth studio album by indie rock band Holy Holy, released on 20 August 2021. The album debuted at number 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart and is their highest ARIA chart peak.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/solar-power-lands-lorde-third-aria-1-album|title=Solar Power lands Lorde third ARIA #1 album|website=ARIA Charts|date=27 August 2021|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=The Music Network |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
At the J Awards of 2021, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.<ref name="2021nomsJ">{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/triple-j-award-nominees-2021/|title=Triple j reveals J Awards nominees|website=The Music Network|date=1 November 2021|access-date=1 November 2021|author=Kelly, Vivienne}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''The AU Review'' | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AUReview">{{cite web |url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/album-of-the-week-holy-holy-hello-my-beautiful-world-2021-lp/ |title=Album of the Week: Hello My Beautiful World is Holy Holy's best album yet |work=The AU Review |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2021|author=Marshall, Dylan}}</ref> | rev2 = ''NME Australia'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NMEReview">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/holy-holy-hello-my-beautiful-world-review-3027270 |title=Holy Holy ''Hello My Beautiful World'' review: indie rock duo reposition themselves with existentialist electro-pop|work=NME Australia |date=24 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2021|author=Wehner, Cyclone}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Rolling Stone Australia'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSReview">{{cite web |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/holy-holy-hello-my-beautiful-world-review-29103/ |title=Holy Holy Deliver Much-Needed Positivity With 'Hello My Beautiful World'|work=Rolling Stone Australia |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2021|author=Jenke, Tyler}}</ref> }}
Dylan Marshall from ''The AU Review'' said "Whilst not the perfect album, ''Hello My Beautiful World'' forges Holy Holy place as one of Australia's best and most consistent bands. Known for their live shows just as much as for their albums, ''Hello My Beautiful World'' leaves Holy Holy incredibly well placed to continuing cementing their place in the upper echelons of the Australian music landscape. Their ability to meld a variety of genres and styles together is a testament to their abilities as musicians and as a band. ''Hello My Beautiful World'' is their best album yet."<ref name="AUReview"/>
Jake Cleland from ''Stack Magazine'' called it "grounded but epic" and "a tremendous package".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/holy-holy-hello-my-beautiful-world-review/|title=Holy Holy, ''Hello My Beautiful World'' review|website =Stack Magazine|date=18 August 2021|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
Tyler Jenke from ''Rolling Stone Australia'' said "At its core, ''Hello My Beautiful World'' is a record seemingly created, whether intentionally or not, to feel like an escape. The way in which they allow tracks to flow on, to evolve, and to truly take form with the codas of 'The Aftergone', 'I.C.U.' and 'So Tired' evokes memories of a concept album of sorts, breaking free of traditional song-by-song track listing, escaping its confines, and instead feeling like a grander art piece." Jenke concluded saying "Expansive, cinematic, rhythmic and truly immersive, Holy Holy at no point show any signs of a global pandemic having hindered their creative process on ''Hello My Beautiful World'' and instead provide a mesmerising escape from the drudgery of modern life, while focusing on the beautiful moments that we've missed."<ref name="RSReview"/>
Cyclone Wehner from ''NME Australia'' wrote that "''Hello'' is a meditative yet uplifting album that fosters calm and collectivity in response to pandemic existentialism." adding "The album's zenith is the empathetic overture 'Stand Where I'm Standing'".<ref name="NMEReview"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Hello My Beautiful World'' track listing | all_writing = Holy Holy. "The Aftergone" co-written by Kim Moyes; "The Aftergone (Coda)" co-written by Beiath Mathiang. | title1 = Believe Anything | length1 = 4:14 | title2 = How You Been | length2 = 3:42 | title3 = The Aftergone | note3 = featuring Clews | length3 = 3:55 | title4 = The Aftergone (Coda) | length4 = 2:04 | title5 = Port Rd | note5 = featuring Queen P. | length5 = 3:21 | title6 = Hello My Beautiful World | length6 = 4:16 | title7 = Ghosts | length7 = 4:54 | title8 = I.C.U. | length8 = 3:46 | title9 = I.C.U. (Coda) | length9 = 2:31 | title10 = Stand Where I'm Standing | length10 = 3:55 | title11 = Shoreditch | length11 = 5:05 | title12 = So Tired | length12 = 4:08 | title13 = So Tired (Coda) | length13 = 2:12 | title14 = Here and Now | length14 = 3:34 | total_length = 51:37 }}
==Personnel== <!-- Per liner notes; no citation is needed per WP:PERSONNEL --> '''Holy Holy''' * Oscar Dawson – performance, production, mixing, engineering * Timothy Carroll – performance, production (all tracks); engineering (tracks 3–7, 10, 11, 14)
'''Other musicians''' * Ryan Strathie – live drums * Toby Alexander – string arrangements * Kim Moyes – extra synthesizers and programming * Gab Strum – extra synthesizers and programming * Jackson McRae – extra drums and percussion * Emily Sanzaro – harp * Lizzy Welch – violin * Naomi Wileman – cello * Biddy Connor – viola
'''Technical''' * Gab Strum – additional production (tracks 1, 2, 10, 11) * Kim Moyes – additional production (tracks 3, 4) * Leon Zervos – mastering * Jack McLaine – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5, 11, 12) * Adrian Breakspear – engineering (track 3)
'''Visuals''' * Timothy Lovett – artwork, design
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Hello My Beautiful World'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Holy Holy|album=Hello My Beautiful World|rowheader=true|access-date=27 August 2021}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history and formats for ''Hello My Beautiful World'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue ! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | rowspan="3"| 20 August 2021 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Holy Holy|Wonderlick Entertainment|Sony Music Australia}} | {{N/a|Not applicable}} | <ref name="music.apple.com">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/hello-my-beautiful-world/1569293548 |title=Hello My Beautiful World by Holy Holy on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | CD | {{hlist|Holy Holy|Wonderlick|Sony Music Australia}} | LICK049 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-holy-holy-hello-my-beautiful-world-cd|title=Hello My Beautiful World CD |publisher=JB Hi-Fi |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | LP {{small|(clear vinyl)}} | {{hlist|Holy Holy|Wonderlick|Sony Music Australia}} | LICK050 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-holy-holy-my-own-pool-of-light-ltd-ed-pink-vinyl-lp/ |title=Hello My Beautiful World (Vinyl)|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Holy Holy (Australian band)}} {{Authority control}}
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