Holy Ghost: Beyond the Grave

Native New Yorkers Alex Frankel and Nick Millhiser met in elementary school and have played together in bands together ever since. The pair formed Holy Ghost! over a shared love of "analog synthesizers, disco and hot sauce" and have been associated with Death From Above records long before their debut release.

Both Frankel and Millhiser worked as studio musicians and live players for Death From Above Records partners James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy as well as playing and recording with Juan Maclean on his releases. The pair's fondness for Larry Levan era-disco and the cheap thrills of highly infectious pop music led them to the inevitable conclusion of creating their own music . At the insistence of James Murphy, the duo released their first original song Hold On on Death From Above Records. The track featured a mixture of italo beats and pop vocals which led to worldwide recognition and cross over success as it was named iTunes' single of the week.

Propelled by the success of Hold On, Holy Ghost! released a string of remix work for the likes of MGMT, Cut Copy, Phoenix and Moby whilst traveling across the world for an exhausting line of DJ dates. Their second single, I Will Come Back, was released in 2009 and was coupled with a music video that is an homage to their love of New Order.

After releasing a cover swap with British band Friendly Fires on XL/DFA, the duo are now set to showcase their new live band set-up as well as releasing an EP of new material on DFA later this year. To support it, they'll open up for LCD Soundsystem in the US before visiting Europe for various festival and club dates.