The Holiday Crowd - Never Speak Of It Again

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“Never Speak of it Again” by The Holiday Crowd // Over the Bluffs (2012)

There’s no getting around it, The Holiday Crowd is clearly inspired by The Smiths. I’ll leave it at that. They’ve got a knack for recreating that sound of moody-yet-dreamy love-lost while keeping the sounds upbeat and jangly and loaded with melodies. There are plenty of other bands that are much worse choices to draw heavy inspiration from, it’s just really out in front. This is an album that could have been made in 1986 and it’s actually kind of refreshing to hear it played so unabashedly tight to the time. The C86 sound has been a fairly popular touchstone in recent years with lo-fi indie bands embracing the sound wholeheartedly, but rarely has it sounded so purely from that time. Definitely worth checking out if you’re a fan of The Smiths (or Morrissey), Orange Juice, or Belle & Sebastian. 

(stream) Over the Bluffs EP by The Holiday Crowd (via Soundcloud)

#the holiday crowd  #dream pop  #new romantic  #jangle pop  #c86  #RIYL:  #the smiths  #morrissey  #belle and sebastian  #orange juice  
4 months ago on January 28, 2012 at 10:01am with 21 notes
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CATCHING UP WITH POST-PUNK

All right. The Post-Rock mix was a bust. No one cared about that one. I love that shit, but i’m not a smart person, so i’m probably wrong. On the other hand, there is that sub-genre of new wave/ college rock called Post-Punk that was made famous by Joy Division, Siouxsie & The Banshees, and the like. I personally have a love for this type of music that rivals my love of Shoegaze. They’re all great. I’ll stop wasting your time.

As before, these are songs that were the inspiration of, inspired by, and the epitome of post-punk.

As always, click the title to get individual track downloads, or get the whole mix here.

PLAYLIST:

1) the jam - IN THE CITY

2) gang of four - NATURAL’S NOT IN IT

3) the futureheads - HOUNDS OF LOVE (KATE BUSH COVER)

4) bloc party - BLUE LIGHT

5) wire - FRAGILE

6) echo & the bunnymen - BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES

7) interpol - NOT EVEN JAIL

8) new order - CEREMONY

9) orange juice - BLUE BOY

10) siouxsie and the banshees - HALLOWEEN

11) joy division - DIGITAL

12) adam and the ants - DOG EAT DOG

13) the smiths - A RUSH AND A PUSH AND THE LAND IS OURS

14) talking heads - THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY)

15) i love you but i’ve chosen darkness - ACCORDING TO PLAN

16) the cure - IN YOUR HOUSE

17) ultravox - VIENNA

18) suicide - DREAM BABY DREAM

Like last time I’ll post some listenable posts later on in the event you’d like clicking PLAY more than DOWNLOAD.

(download) Catching Up With Post-Punk

#Post-Punk  #shoegaze  #Mixtape  #the jam  #gang of four  #the futureheads  #bloc party  #wire  #echo and the bunnymen  #interpol  #new order  #orange juice  #Siouxsie and the Banshees  #Joy Division  #adam and the ants  #the smiths  #talking heads  #i love you but i've chosen darkness  #the cure  #ultravox  #suicide  
1 year ago on August 21, 2010 at 01:05am