The Holidays

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Holidays


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|AUSSydney, Australia
Genre = Indie rock Pop rock
Label = Liberation
Years_active = 2006 - Present
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/theholidays Myspace] [http://www.theholidaysband.com Official Website]
Current_members = Simon Jones Will Magnus Alex Kortt Andrew Kerridge

The Holidays are an Australian four piece indie rock band. Formed in Sydney in 2006, the band consists of Simon Jones (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Will Magnus (lead guitar), Alex Kortt (bass guitar) and Andrew Kerridge (drums).

Biography

Emerging in late 2006, The Holidays quickly established themselves and developed a growing buzz in the Sydney music scene. The Holidays are described as "a band that has perfectly distilled the sound of the best part of the decade into perfect pop song sized pieces." ["Drum Media Perth" May, 2008.] "The Holidays grab a wide mix of influences, all along the (long-listed) indie/alt/garage/pop/trad rock line, and put it together in a way that is unique yet familiar". [EP Review on [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/13067/The-Holidays-The-Holidays.htm FasterLouder] 2008-04-23. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.]

Within their first year as a band together, The Holidays played at the first Playground Weekender Festival, toured with Jamie T, [Review on [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/8995/Jamie-T-The-Holidays-Candys-Apartment-090507.htm FasterLouder] 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.] toured with The View, [Review on [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/events/9368/The-View-HiFi-Bar-Melbourne-060607.htm FasterLouder] 2007-06-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.] toured with Ben Kweller, [Tour Dates on [http://www.liveguide.com.au/liveguide_le_view.cfm?event_id=523716&viewer_type=LiveGuide%20Top%205%20Rock Live Guide] 2007-10-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.] and recorded an EP of demos which quickly sold out at gigs and received regular airplay on radio stations both in Australia [Program Guide at [http://www.jplay.com.au/JSite/ViewArtist.aspx?ArtistID=2654 Triple J Radio] 2007-10-30. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.] and in the USA. [Playlist at [http://passportapproved.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/passport-approved-playlist-10-13-07-indie-1031fm-los-angeles/ Indie 1031] 2007-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.]

In November 2007, The Holidays were featured on the [http://www.triplej.net.au/events/ausmusicmonth_07/next_crop/ Next Crop] segment of national youth radio station Triple J. [Bands [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_07/next_crop/holidays.htm Triple J Next Crop] 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.]

A classic guitar rock band with pop melodies that recall bands such as Teenage Fanclub and Television, [Bands [http://www.lanewayfestival.com.au/main#l=bands/9/theholidays St Jerome's Laneway Festival] 2007-10-30. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.] The Holidays announced their signing with independent Australian record label Liberation Music in early 2008.

The Holidays released their debut EP on 19 April 2008 to positive reviews [EP Review [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/13067/The-Holidays-The-Holidays.htm The Holidays review on FasterLouder.com.au] 2008-04-23. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.] , which was followed by a substantial national tour to promote the release.

They are due to release a follow up EP comprising of predominantly new material in mid October.

Members

*Simon Jones - vocals, Guitar
*Will Magnus - Lead Guitar
*Alex Kortt - Bass Guitar
*Andrew Kerridge - drums

Touring

*Toured with Jamie T on his first Australian tour, in May 2007
*Toured with The View on their first Australian tour, in June 2007
*Toured with Ben Kweller on part of his national tour of Australia in October 2007
*Toured with Damn Arms on part of their national tour in November 2007
*Played nationally at the 2008 St Jerome's Laneway Festival
*Toured with The Wombats on their first Australian Tour in March 2008
*Toured with Wolf & Cub in June/July 2008
*Toured with Lightspeed Champion on his first Australian tour in July 2008
*Touring with Little Red in August/September 2008
*Doing a 20 date co-headline tour of Australia with Yves Klein Blue in October 2008

Discography

*The Holidays EP (release date 19 April 2008)

Further Information

*The Holidays song 'Telephone' was featured on an Australian television advertising campaign for Clearasil in late 2007.

References