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“Holy Roller” by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
From the album We the Common (2013)
“Holy Roller” by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2013 and 2016. It was first released in 2013 on the album We the Common. Its best result is #32 on the Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #260 alternative song of 2013.
"Holy Roller" comes off We the Common, the February 2013 album Thao and the Get Down Stay Down made with John Congleton, who produced, recorded and mixed it. Thao Nguyen wrote it on her own, and the credits read like a small traveling revue: Ralph Carney on horn, Darren Johnston on trumpet, Dina Maccabee on violin, Jessica Ivry on cello and Jesse Cafiero on double bass, with Adam Thompson arranging and five voices on the vocals, Nguyen's and Mirah's among them.
The record grew out of a long pause. After Know Better Learn Faster in 2009, Nguyen stepped away from touring and recording to do volunteer work around San Francisco, including visits to women in prison through the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, and she has said that work shaped much of the album emotionally.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 70 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 369 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
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