Modern Life Is Lonely
Holding Absence
- Album Review: Holding Absence - Modern Life Is Lonely | Crucial Rhythm | Sept. 14, 2026, 5 a.m.
- Holding Absence are back with their fourth album, Modern Life Is Lonely, on September 18, 2026, via Sumerian Records.
- Holding Absence: "We wanted to have fun, so let's make a robot" | Dork | Sept. 18, 2026, 9:39 a.m.
- Last autumn, a band that doesn’t exist overtook HOLDING ABSENCE on Spotify. They were already tearing up their own rulebook, building a robot mascot and making an album about human connection. Lucas Woodland explains why ‘Modern Life Is Lonely’ means so much to them.
- Interview: Holding Absence's Lucas Woodland on 'Modern Life Is Lonely,' Out August 28 Via Sumerian Records | New Noise Magazine
- "Every artist should change 20 percent every album," says Holding Absence vocalist Lucas Woodland about their new record out via Sumerian.
- Holding Absence - Modern Life Is Lonely (Album Review) - Wall Of Sound | www.wallofsoundau.com
- Holding Absence's latest album, Modern Life Is Lonely, is a beautiful offering that stands out fondly in the band's discography. Read more at WOS HQ!
- Holding Absence Release New Album 'Modern Life Is Lonely' | Ultraviolet Magazine | Sept. 18, 2026, 4 a.m.
- Friday, September 18th, 2026, South Wales rock trio Holding Absence has released their brand new album 'Modern Life Is Lonely' via Sumerian Records. This is the band's first album since joining forces with Sumerian Records. To celebrate the release of the album, the band shares music video for single "Heaven". You can view the music video below. Holding Absence - Heaven (Official Music Video)Frontman Lucas Woodland shares, "for our fourth and final single from MLIL, we're ecstatic to release our
- ALBUM REVIEW: Holding Absence - 'Modern Life Is Lonely' | The Soundboard | Sept. 21, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
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- Holding Absence Release ‘Modern Life Is Lonely,’ Share “Heaven” | ShadowRaven Media | Sept. 19, 2026, 11:08 p.m.
- Holding Absence release fourth album ‘Modern Life Is Lonely,’ share “Heaven” lyric video and begin a U.S. co-headlining tour with Arm’s Length.
- Holding Absence Virtualise Post-Hardcore on 'Modern Life Is Lonely' | PopMatters | Sept. 24, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
- On 'Modern Life Is Lonely', Holding Absence update post-hardcore closer to the broader hyperpop movement, yet every choice seems tailored to their roots.
- Album review: Holding Absence – Modern Life Is Lonely | Kerrang!
- Cardiff rockers’ reach just about matches their grasp on ambitious fourth album
- Holding Absence - Modern Life Is Lonely | Album Review - Noizze UK | Noizze UK | Live Music | Reviews | Interviews | Podcasts | Sept. 23, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
- Modern Life Is Lonely is out now via Sumerian Records.
- ALBUM REVIEW: Modern Life Is Lonely - Holding Absence | Distorted Sound Magazine | Sept. 18, 2026, 10:05 a.m.
- Colin Jones reviews the new album from Holding Absence! Read the review of 'Modern Life Is Lonely' here on Distorted Sound!
- ALBUM REVIEW: Holding Absence - Modern Life Is Lonely | Boolin Tunes | Sept. 16, 2026, 7:06 p.m.
- Waiting for a catalyst, modern life is lonely.
- REVIEW: Holding Absence - Modern Life is Lonely | Out Of Rage | Sept. 13, 2026, 6:46 p.m.
- Their fourth album, Modern Life Is Lonely, marks a turning point for HOLDING ABSENCE. It abandons introspection and instead confronts the world as it is in 2026: restless, hyperconnected and yet deeply isolating. Lucas Woodland frames the record as a study of modern dissonance, where technology reshapes identity, culture and emotional survival, yet loneliness remains a constant hum beneath the noise. It’s the band’s most outward‑facing statement, dissecting overstimulation, digital claustrophobi
- Modern Life Is Lonely | BLABBERMOUTH.NET | Sept. 4, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
- There are albums that sound like they belong to a moment, and then there are albums that seem to understand the moment better than most people do. HOLDING ABSENCE's "Modern Life Is Lonely" is very much the latter. It's a great album, but more importantly, it's a modern one. It captures the strange c...
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