Holy Ghost!

DFA

Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel formed Holy Ghost! in Brooklyn in 2007. Before that they were in the hip hop group Automato, signed to Capitol, whose debut album was produced by James Murphy. The name came from a Bar-Kays song, according to a 2011 interview. They signed to DFA Records and released the single "Hold On" in 2007 and "I Will Come Back" in 2009, and made remix collections including The Remixes Vol. 1 (2009). For live shows they became a four-piece with Chris Maher and Erik Tonnesen, first playing as such at Under 100 in New York in May 2010.

The EP Static on the Wire (2010) preceded the debut album Holy Ghost! (April 2011, DFA, 49:15), then Dynamics (September 3, 2013, 49:39, recorded 2012-13 in Brooklyn and produced by the duo) and Work (June 21, 2019, DFA and West End). The Crime Cutz EP appeared in 2016. The debut reached 11 on the US Dance/Electronic and Heatseekers charts. Influences they cited include Michael Jackson and Talking Heads.