Holiday Ghosts
Holiday Ghosts take inspiration from vintage garage rock, surf, and bands like Violent Femmes. Their clattering, playful indie tunes surfaced in 2017 with the group's self-titled debut, which also drew on early punk influences. Still loose and rooted in the '60s, they established a sweeter, cleaner sound on West Bay Playroom in 2019. North Street Air followed in 2021. The band continued to balance tuneful indie pop and more urgent, clattery influences while increasingly embracing sociopolitical subject matter on releases like 2021's North Street Air, 2023's Absolute Reality, and 2024's Coat of Arms. The latter two albums found them reaping the benefits of a consistent, collaborative lineup.
Originally a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Sam Stacpoole, then a duo with singer/drummer Kat Rackin (the Black Tambourines), Holiday Ghosts expanded into a full band over the course of five years, recording an eponymous debut with additional members Ben Woods (bass/vocals) and Charlie Murphy (guitar/vocals). Stacpoole, Rackin, and Murphy all contributed songwriting to the album. Recorded in the group's base of Falmouth, England, Holiday Ghosts was issued by PNKSLM Recordings in September 2017. With the retooled lineup of Stacpoole, Rackin, guitarist Charlie Fairbairnon, and bassist Ryan Cleave, they followed up with the more tuneful West Bay Playroom in February 2019.
Third album North Street Air featured the lineup of Stacpoole, Rackin, and Murphy. Released in 2021 on FatCat Records, it was partly inspired by a relocation to Brighton. Holiday Ghosts tweaked their lineup again for July 2002's Credit Note EP, which featured the core duo along with B. Spanks as second guitarist and Morgan Lloyd-Mathews on bass. Its sociopolitical commentary continued in the vein of North Street Air, as did their next full-length, April 2023's spirited Absolute Reality. The relative success of the latter album led to their biggest U.K. headlining tour yet, and they made their first trip to the U.S. for March 2024's New Colossus and SXSW festivals. The band's fifth album, Coat of Arms, arrived on FatCat later the same month.
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Credit Note EP
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 27 lug 2022
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Absolute Reality
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 7 apr 2023
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Coat of Arms
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 29 mar 2024
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Big Congratulations
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 5 mar 2024
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North Street Air
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Fatcat Records il 21 mag 2021
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Holiday Ghosts
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 22 set 2017
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Sublime Disconnect
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 16 gen 2024
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West Bay Playroom
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 15 feb 2019
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In My Head
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 3 ago 2017
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Can't Bear to Be Boring
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 13 set 2017
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Again and Again
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Fatcat Records il 17 apr 2023
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Vulture
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 25 gen 2023
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Credit Note
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Fatcat Records il 5 mag 2022
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Favourite Freak
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Fatcat Records il 20 mar 2023
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B. Truck
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 21 ott 2022
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Paranoia
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 14 lug 2017
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Total Crisis
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 11 mag 2021
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Off Grid
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 18 mar 2021
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Mr. Herandi
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da FatCat Records il 11 feb 2021
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Quiet Carriage
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 23 ago 2017
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Just a Feeling
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da PNKSLM Recordings il 8 feb 2019
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