Tommy Newport - Holy Water

What this video is

Released in September 2019 as a precursor single to the Tommy Gun EP (October 2, 2019), 'Holy Water' arrived during a key inflection point in Tommy Newport's career — immediately following his viral COLORS show performance of 'Movie Screen,' which significantly expanded his audience. Newport, born in Manchester, England and raised in Wichita, Kansas, was a Gen Z digital-native artist whose grassroots rise through…

Why it matters

Holy Water is a key document in the late-2010s bedroom pop / neo-psychedelic indie movement, demonstrating how young DIY artists like Tommy Newport synthesized classic rock guitar sensibility, funk grooves, and hip-hop-adjacent production workflows into a streaming-ready aesthetic. The track and…