The Holidays 'Golden Sky' single and tour

23 April 2010 by Soulshine News

Summer’s throes may have vanished but Sydney quartet The Holidays emerge from their Sydney studio with another sun-drenched tune that channels warm nights and cloudless skies. The new single Golden Sky blends wild percussion, sing-a-long chant choruses, falsetto vocals and squawking guitars into an action packed, yet equally sublime journey.

It comes hot on the heels of the acclaimed single Moonlight Hours, which reached #1 on Triple J’s playlist earlier this year and re-configured the band’s musical GPS. It consolidates the band’s foray into an exciting new direction that genuinely stakes their claim as one of the most exciting new bands in the country. Moonlight Hours’ remixes by Modular new kids on the block Jonathon Boulet and The Swiss have also attracted generous lashings of hyperbole in the blogosphere. The latter recently appeared on an exclusive NME download Mixtape complied by UK disco/electro wunder-kid Grum, and made much-loved Belgian re-mixers’ Aeroplane’s February Chart podcast.

Golden Sky will sit comfortably alongside its predecessor on The Holiday’s long-awaited, forthcoming debut album, which is nearing completion and has been self produced by the band and mixed by Tony Espie (Midnight Juggernauts, Cut Copy, Avalanches). The album is shaping up to be a thrilling musical ride traversing a myriad of influences and genres that ultimately will see light of day as a groove-based record full of summer vibes, elec-tropical dance floor anthems and mellow, breezy melodies.

More recently, the band has premiered the addition of a live percussionist on their current national tour with Bluejuice. They will shortly undertake a series of headline shows to celebrate the release of the Golden Sky single and showcase a selection of their brilliant new material.

THE HOLIDAYS
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 3RD MAY

THUR 27 MAY - OXFORD ART FACTORY,SYDNEY
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au  (1300 GET TIX) Moshtix
 
FRI 4 JUNE - CUBBYHOLE,BRISBANE
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545
 
SAT 12 JUNE - THE JOHN CURTIN HOTEL,MELBOURNE
Tickets available from Oztix www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

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