Post Paradise
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Post Paradise is the debut album by Australian band The Holidays
. In Australia, it was released on 24 September 2010, and in Japan in January 2011 on the Rallye Label. Among other accolades, The Holidays won the Australian Music Prize
's Red Bull Award for Best Debut Album, as well as being shortlisted for the actual Australian Music Prize
.
Recorded at home and self-produced, with additional recording and production at BJB Studios, Post Paradise was mixed at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne by Tony Espie and mastered by David Walker at Stepford Audio Melbourne. Recording began in September 2009, and was completed sporadically throughout most of 2010, finishing in June 2010.
The first single from the album "Moonlight Hours
" was released in December 2009, followed by "Golden Sky
" in May 2010 and Broken Bones upon the release of the album. A music video was made for all three tracks, and they all received solid airplay on Australian community radio stations and Triple J
.
The album has received positive reviews since its release, including "Album of the Week" in Drum Media
, Beat Magazine, The Brag, and received 5 stars in BMA Mag, 4.5 stars in The Herald Sun, The Courier Mail and The Daily Telegraph
as well as positive reviews in The Age
and The Sydney Morning Herald
. Post Paradise won Album of the Year in the EG Awards 2010, and was the Triple J
Feature Album for the week commencing 26 December 2010. It also won Best Debut Album in the Australian Music Prize
's Red Bull Award.
The Holidays completed a national album tour following the release of Post Paradise, in late September/early October 2010 in Australia.
Fourth single "6am" was added to radio nationwide in early January 2011, whilst track "2 Days" was picked up by Triple J
in early 2011.
The Holidays
The Holidays are an Australian indie pop/soul band. Formed in Sydney in 2006, the band consists of Simon Jones, Will Magnus, Alex Kortt and Andrew Kerridge...
. In Australia, it was released on 24 September 2010, and in Japan in January 2011 on the Rallye Label. Among other accolades, The Holidays won the Australian Music Prize
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
's Red Bull Award for Best Debut Album, as well as being shortlisted for the actual Australian Music Prize
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
.
Recorded at home and self-produced, with additional recording and production at BJB Studios, Post Paradise was mixed at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne by Tony Espie and mastered by David Walker at Stepford Audio Melbourne. Recording began in September 2009, and was completed sporadically throughout most of 2010, finishing in June 2010.
The first single from the album "Moonlight Hours
Moonlight Hours
Moonlight Hours is the first single taken from Australian indie band The Holidays' debut album. It was released digitally in late 2009. Recorded at home and self-produced, with additional recording and production at BJB Studios with the help of Burke Reid, Moonlight Hours was the most played track...
" was released in December 2009, followed by "Golden Sky
Golden Sky EP
Golden Sky EP is the second single taken from Australian band The Holidays' debut album. In Australia, it was released digitally in May 2010 with tracks Golden Sky, Moonlight Hours and a Moonlight Hours remix by Australian band The Swiss. In the UK, it was released in August 2010 as a 7" via the...
" in May 2010 and Broken Bones upon the release of the album. A music video was made for all three tracks, and they all received solid airplay on Australian community radio stations and Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
The album has received positive reviews since its release, including "Album of the Week" in Drum Media
Drum Media
Drum Media is a free weekly tabloid-sized music and lifestyle magazine established in 1990 and based in Sydney, Australia. It is distributed throughout Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and Canberra, and surrounding districts. A separate weekly issue began circulating in Perth in September 2006. The...
, Beat Magazine, The Brag, and received 5 stars in BMA Mag, 4.5 stars in The Herald Sun, The Courier Mail and The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
as well as positive reviews in The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
and The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
. Post Paradise won Album of the Year in the EG Awards 2010, and was the Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
Feature Album for the week commencing 26 December 2010. It also won Best Debut Album in the Australian Music Prize
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and...
's Red Bull Award.
The Holidays completed a national album tour following the release of Post Paradise, in late September/early October 2010 in Australia.
Fourth single "6am" was added to radio nationwide in early January 2011, whilst track "2 Days" was picked up by Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
in early 2011.