On their latest single ‘everything goes’, Dublin-based alt-rock project Holylight considers the passage of time with a sense of restraint and nuance. Led by songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Rosenberger, the track explores the difficulty of accepting change while recognising that resistance can often make loss feel even heavier.
The song is built around the simple but effective idea that life rarely stands still long enough for us to understand what is disappearing. Relationships fade, routines alter and familiar people gradually leave our daily lives. But Holylight approaches those changes through smaller moments that become meaningful in retrospect.
That perspective gives the track its emotional credibility. Instead of simply presenting acceptance as a sudden breakthrough, ‘everything goes’ treats it as an ongoing process. The song acknowledges that time can be both painful and useful, removing people and experiences while also creating distance from periods that once felt impossible to overcome.
Musically, the track continues Holylight’s blend of alternative rock, grunge, dream-pop and shoegaze. Distorted guitars provide weight, while lighter synthesiser textures create space around Rosenberger’s soaring vocal. The contrast between those elements reflects the tension in the writing, moving between discomfort and calm without forcing either feeling into the foreground.
The contributions of bassist Eden Matthews, drummer Sarah Dexter and guitarist Nathan O’Maoilearca give the track a stronger physical presence as it plays. The band builds gradually rather than relying on an immediate burst of volume, with the rhythm section maintaining a steady forward motion beneath the denser guitar passages.
Following the release of BeautyPain and the more recent ‘Ceiling of Your World’, ‘everything goes’ feels like a logical development for the project. It continues Rosenberger’s interest in grief, attachment and personal change while presenting those ideas through a somewhat broader arrangement.
With this new anthem, Holylight delivers a thoughtful and carefully paced single that balances heaviness with reflection. Its strength lies less in spectacle than in the steady way it allows its central idea to unfold.