What's The Story?
Holy Fuck is an electronic post-rock band infamous for having a Canadian prime minister use them as a talking point excuse to cut arts funding. P.I.G.S. is the last track on their latest release, Latin.
Who's To Blame?
We've been known to call his car the Phillenium Falcon.
Why ♥ It?
Remember that episode of Seinfeld where Elaine's boyfriend demands silence during Desperado? And she counters by trying to do the same during Witchy Woman? P.I.G.S. is my Desperado, and I've been known to shush people over it.
I've said this about more than one song featured on this blog; this song is all about the structure, and ultimately, the ending. The song spends a minute carefully constructing a backdrop, and then another half minute filling in the gaps. From 1:30 until around 2:50, a main bassline and lead synth sound emerge as parallels, rising and falling, though in constant ascent. At 3:00 (literally halfway), the song just bottoms out into an almost exact minute of interlude. The bass-y refrain enters to begin a new build. Another fifty seconds; the higher refrain returns. In this second swelling, things move faster, and rather than taper to a breakdown, the song builds to a scorching crescendo at 5:27 that, not unlike the solo to Stairway, makes the last 5 minutes of your attention feel like an investment rather than a waste.
I'll close with a fun thought exercise. However you choose to genre-fy Holy Fuck, just try and imagine the centerpiece ending on an entirely different stage. I can hear jazzy brass horns trumpet the notes to close their encore, a thrash metal band destroying power chords with their balls to the wall, a string section erupting with strength that could back Tchaikovsky's cannons, or a hip hop artist closing with a silky & fast-talking hook. It's this transcendence that helps make this song one of my absolute favorites.
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