{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = My Own Pool of Light | type = studio | artist = Holy Holy | cover = My Own Pool of Light by Holy Holy.png | alt = | released = 2 August 2019 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = {{hlist|Wonderlick|Sony Music Australia}} | producer = Oscar Dawson | prev_title = Paint | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = Hello My Beautiful World | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = My Own Pool of Light | type = studio | single1 = Faces | single1date = 21 September 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/faces-single/1433347883/ |title=Faces – Single by Holy Holy on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> | single2 = Teach Me About Dying | single2date = 26 April 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/teach-me-about-dying-single/1457531844/ |title=Teach Me About Dying – Single by Holy Holy on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=26 April 2019 |access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> | single3 = Maybe You Know | single3date = July 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.russh.com/watch-the-premiere-for-holy-holys-new-single-maybe-you-know/ |title=Watch the premiere for Holy Holy's new single 'Maybe You Know' |work=Russh |date=July 2019 |access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> }} }} '''''My Own Pool of Light''''' is the third studio album by indie rock band Holy Holy, released on 2 August 2019. The album debuted and peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
It was the first album self-produced by the band. In an interview with Zoë Radas, the band explained "It just gave us so much more freedom. We also both had the same idea that we weren't really concerned about trying to capture these really beautiful mics in a really beautiful room; we were happy with any decent mic into a laptop. I guess we just felt like the ideas and the messages and the melodies were what were most important".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stack.com.au/music/music-interview/the-pool-overfloweth-an-interview-with-holy-holys-tim-carroll/ |title=The pool overfloweth: An interview with Holy Holy's Tim Carroll |work=Stack Magazine |date=31 July 2020 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
''My Own Pool of Light'' received multiple award nominations, including for Best Rock Album at the 2019 ARIA Music Awards and for Australian Album of the Year at the 2019 J Awards.
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''The Music'' | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="TM-20190731">{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/holy-holy-my-own-pool-of-light-carley-hall/uUqhrayvrtE/31-07-19/ |title=Holy Holy / My Own Pool Of Light |work=The Music |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=15 January 2020 |author=Hall, Carley}}</ref> }}
Carley Hall from ''The Music'' said: "Taking the production reins on their latest ''My Own Pool of Light'' has again seen an evolution for the duo, but it's a slow-burner. The appeal doesn't strike as immediately as it did on their debut, but it does seep beneath the surface after a while." Hall called the '80s-tinged "Teach Me About Dying" as the album's highlight.<ref name="TM-20190731"/>
Josh Leeson from ''The Newcastle Herald'' said "For a band who over two albums have become one of Australia's best guitar bands, ''My Own Pool of Light'' could be seen as a momentous gamble by Holy Holy. This is no guitar album. Holy Holy's Oscar Dawson and Tim Carroll have thrown their music open to all possibilities; keyboards, vocal chants and electronic beats [and] the result is thrilling."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6303672/holy-holy-uncover-pool-of-new-creativity-on-a-no-guitar-album/ |title=Review: Holy Holy – My Own Pool Of Light taps into new creativity on a no-guitar album |work=The Newcastle Herald |date=1 August 2019 |access-date=15 January 2020 |author=Leeson, Josh}}</ref>
Jake Cleland from ''Stack Magazine'' said: "Holy Holy's third album never stops surprising, changing shapes between tracks for a diverse rock record bound by a sense of restlessness. ''My Own Pool of Light'' tries on slinky funk verses on "Faces", evokes the "Thunderstruck" riff on "Sandra", skirts trip-hop on "Starting Line" and catches new wave with "Frida" on the way out. These two make it look almost too easy. "<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/holy-holy-my-own-pool-of-light-review/ |title=Holy Holy, 'My Own Pool of Light' review |work=Stack Magazine |date=1 August 2019 |access-date=15 January 2020 |author=Cleland, Jake}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== ===ARIA Awards=== {{Awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | ''My Own Pool of Light'' | Best Rock Album | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2019/2019-ARIA-Award-Winners-Announced |title=2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |date=27 November 2019 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> |}
===J Awards=== {{Awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | ''My Own Pool of Light'' | Australian Album of the Year | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/j-awards-2019/ |title=J Awards: 2019 |publisher=Triple J |year=2019 |access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref> |}
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''My Own Pool of Light'' track listing | title1 = Maybe You Know | writer1 = {{hlist|}} | length1 = 3:57 | title2 = Faces | writer2 = {{hlist|}} | length2 = 3:28 | title3 = Flight | writer3 = {{hlist|}} | length3 = 4:46 | title4 = Sandra | writer4 = {{hlist|}} | length4 = 3:55 | title5 = Starting Line | writer5 = {{hlist|}} | length5 = 3:36 | title6 = Paces#1 | writer6 = {{hlist|}} | length6 = 4:16 | title7 = People | writer7 = {{hlist|}} | length7 = 3:42 | title8 = Teach Me About Dying | writer8 = {{hlist|}} | length8 = 3:25 | title9 = Hatswing | writer9 = {{hlist|}} | length9 = 4:21 | title10 = (10) | writer10 = {{hlist|}} | length10 = 1:10 | title11 = Frida | writer11 = {{hlist|}} | length11 = 5:29 | title12 = St Petersburg | writer12 = {{hlist|}} | length12 = 4:14 | total_length = }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''My Own Pool of Light'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{Album chart|Australia|14|artist=Holy Holy|album=My Own Pool of Light|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 January 2020}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release history and formats for ''My Own Pool of Light'' ! 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"| 2 August 2019 | {{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/my-own-pool-of-light/1463355201/ |title=My Own Pool of Light by Holy Holy on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | CD | {{hlist|Holy Holy|Wonderlick|Sony Music Australia}} | LICK029 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-holy-holy-my-own-pool-of-light-cd/ |title=My Own Pool of Light |publisher=JB Hi-Fi |date= |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | LP {{small|(limited edition pink vinyl)}} | {{hlist|Holy Holy|Wonderlick|Sony Music Australia}} | LICK030 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-holy-holy-my-own-pool-of-light-ltd-ed-pink-vinyl-lp/ |title=My Own Pool of Light (Pink Vinyl) |publisher=JB Hi-Fi |date= |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | 19 May 2023 | {{hlist|vinyl (limited edition re-issue)}} | Wonderlick / Sony | LICK053 | |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Holy Holy (Australian band)}} {{Authority control}}
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