David Holmes is set to release his fourth solo album through Canderblinks/Mercury/UMC. Entitled The Holy Pictures, it’s an album whose incubation has lasted almost the entire length of Holmes’ career.

“The story of this album really began on the 4th of August 1996, when my mother, Sarah Holmes, passed away. I had always wanted to make a record about my life in Belfast and all the things attached to that – family, friends, loss, love and starting a family of my own. All the stuff that shapes the person you become.”

Sounds interesting… Will certainly be intriguing to hear this new stuff considering he’s spent the best part of the last 5 years, at the very least, working on soundtracks…

Holmes can be seen doing his other love, DJing, during the festival season this summer. He will be at The Big Chill [1st -3rd August] The Green Man [15-17th August] and Electric Picnic [29th-31st August].