Living a nomadic life between Montreal, Hong Kong, British Columbia, and Los Angeles, he performs with a shifting band that comes together under the banner Holy Oak.
Holy Oak's sound is a mix of folk influences intertwined with indie rock experimentation and poetic lyrics.
[1] Neil Holyoak's music has been referred to as folk/country with a surrealist twist.
[2] There is careful attention to poetry in lyrical composition and storytelling in Holy Oak's songs.
[4] Holyoak has created four studio albums, working with well respected musicians and producers in Montreal including Howard Bilerman of Arcade Fire, Nick Kuepfer, Dave Smith, and Dave Bryant of Godspeed You Black Emperor.