VACATIONS
There are multiple artists that perform under the name Vacations:
1.… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists that perform under the name Vacations:
1. An alternative rock group based in Newcastle, Australia. Comprised of Campbell Burns, Jake Johnson, Nate Delizzotti and Joseph Van Lier. The pleasant sounds of the four piece have earned them love at home and across the sea. Their music could be faithfully summarised as vibes, fitting somewhere in the shoeboxes of indie rock and glistening psych-pop. Their latest release (appropriately titled Vibes) features the tuneful croons of the singer Campbell Burns between shining, chorus-heavy guitars, bobbing bass and brushy jazz-rock drumming (worth a listen for fans of Morrissey and/or Mac Demarco). The band have just released a single that is the first taste of an album to come in 2018.
Bandcamp | Facebook
2. Members from Chin Up Chin Up formed a new band
Vacations was conceived while Bobby, Greg & Jeremy were wandering around Europe somewhere, on tour with their old band Chin Up Chin Up. They decided it’d be fun to try to start a new band without any guitar. The group they came up with is damn near the realization of that dream. They’re not completely devoid of or anti-guitar, but it certainly isn’t the heart of the matter anymore like it’s been for most of their musical lives. Ukulele, kalimba and karimba (those are both types of African thumb pianos – I just found that out from Wikipedia, too, it’s okay) are the sonic bread and butter for a band that has no real place on the map globally.
In all honesty, Vacations is the sound of three guys making music who just don’t give a fuck anymore, and I mean that in the best of all possible ways. These three have spent years busting their asses trying to make it in music with their old bands (Chin Up, Make Believe, White Savage, Love of Everything, Hertzsprung Gap…) and making it just got old. Let’s face it. If it didn’t get old, they’d get pathetic. But letting go and quitting are two very different things. Vacations started as a way for the members to make music for themselves and leave the rat race (yes, I said it – the rat race of indie music. Trust me. It exists.) behind. They’ve brought back the whole reason they started making music in the first place: to make fun for themselves, their friends and hopefully their friends’ friends all over the place. It’s good-natured, revelry-inspiring, bizarro camaraderie in song.
You can feel it from the first warm and plaintive notes of “I Was Bikini.” It’s something that instantly feels nostalgic and wistful for a good time you can’t even remember having anymore, but you’re pretty sure is still lingering in your bones or your blood-stream somewhere. It’s a feeling found in most of Vacations’ songs, propelled by familiar melodies made out of seemingly unidentifiable timbres and a winded heartbeat of rhythms. And when Jeremy and Chicago’s favorite chanteuse Jeanine O’Toole (of the 1900s) tell you that they’ll “see you on the other side,” you’re so wrapped up by the song that you don’t even question it.
Vacations make a sound that, amidst all the buzzwords and hype-machines, serves to remind you that music is the ultimate meme. It is what you make it and how you choose to let people hear it. So staying true to what it once inherently meant to be an independent band, Vacations decided to forego what is now the obvious band routine. The pattern of “make an album, make someone put it out and make it sell” is not for them. They’ve retreated to the DIY-roots that abound in the songs they’re creating, but haven’t left the present tense behind. They brought it all back home.
Their debut album is being released on Bobby’s own label, Record Label, instead of searching, shaking hands and hoping someone else will call it theirs. Yeah, I know. Nothing new. Greg Ginn and Ian MacKaye did it thirty years ago. That doesn’t make it any less admirable, though, especially in today’s oversaturated and over-funded transparency of a music scene. The real crazy and inspiring thing is, that their maiden voyage, I Was Bikini / But Rain Afraid, isn’t even really an album by any stretch of the contemporary terms.
Like I was saying earlier, I Was Bikini / But Rain Afraid is living in the present. An analog/digital choose-your-own adventure if you will. The vinyl enthusiasts can get their fix via the I Was Bikini 7”, a format that our economy’s coming dangerously close to making extinct despite the general vinyl renaissance. Yet, the best part is if you want the tangible, the time constraints of the disc don’t come into play anymore. Not only does the 7” come with a code to download the five songs on the record, but it also unlocks the album’s other eight songs housed on But Rain Afraid. Vacations aren’t vinyl elitists, though, nor are they classists. The whole of the album, all thirteen songs, will be made available from the band’s own web home for a pay-what-you-want-just-pay-something price. I know this is a lot to digest, but honestly, what could be better? You get to decide what Vacations’ music is worth to you and what it looks like. No questions asked.
In the end, this is open-endedness enables what the guys in Vacations really want. They want to engage you. They want you to listen to the story they’re spinning in notes and words. They want to make you part of the music they’re making and the fun they’re having. They’re getting back to the roots they never knew and they want to meet you somewhere in the middle of the expanse for the hang of a lifetime. - Jesse Woghin
3. "Vacations is the solo endeavor of Fungi Girls’ frontman, Jacob Bruce. Vacations strays far away from Fungi’s 60’s psych and surf roots, and creates a dreamy piece of breezy pop, sounding like a more serene version of Real Estate"
1.… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists that perform under the name Vacations:
1. An alternative rock group based in Newcastle, Australia. Comprised of Campbell Burns, Jake Johnson, Nate Delizzotti and Joseph Van Lier. The pleasant sounds of the four piece have earned them love at home and across the sea. Their music could be faithfully summarised as vibes, fitting somewhere in the shoeboxes of indie rock and glistening psych-pop. Their latest release (appropriately titled Vibes) features the tuneful croons of the singer Campbell Burns between shining, chorus-heavy guitars, bobbing bass and brushy jazz-rock drumming (worth a listen for fans of Morrissey and/or Mac Demarco). The band have just released a single that is the first taste of an album to come in 2018.
Bandcamp | Facebook
2. Members from Chin Up Chin Up formed a new band
Vacations was conceived while Bobby, Greg & Jeremy were wandering around Europe somewhere, on tour with their old band Chin Up Chin Up. They decided it’d be fun to try to start a new band without any guitar. The group they came up with is damn near the realization of that dream. They’re not completely devoid of or anti-guitar, but it certainly isn’t the heart of the matter anymore like it’s been for most of their musical lives. Ukulele, kalimba and karimba (those are both types of African thumb pianos – I just found that out from Wikipedia, too, it’s okay) are the sonic bread and butter for a band that has no real place on the map globally.
In all honesty, Vacations is the sound of three guys making music who just don’t give a fuck anymore, and I mean that in the best of all possible ways. These three have spent years busting their asses trying to make it in music with their old bands (Chin Up, Make Believe, White Savage, Love of Everything, Hertzsprung Gap…) and making it just got old. Let’s face it. If it didn’t get old, they’d get pathetic. But letting go and quitting are two very different things. Vacations started as a way for the members to make music for themselves and leave the rat race (yes, I said it – the rat race of indie music. Trust me. It exists.) behind. They’ve brought back the whole reason they started making music in the first place: to make fun for themselves, their friends and hopefully their friends’ friends all over the place. It’s good-natured, revelry-inspiring, bizarro camaraderie in song.
You can feel it from the first warm and plaintive notes of “I Was Bikini.” It’s something that instantly feels nostalgic and wistful for a good time you can’t even remember having anymore, but you’re pretty sure is still lingering in your bones or your blood-stream somewhere. It’s a feeling found in most of Vacations’ songs, propelled by familiar melodies made out of seemingly unidentifiable timbres and a winded heartbeat of rhythms. And when Jeremy and Chicago’s favorite chanteuse Jeanine O’Toole (of the 1900s) tell you that they’ll “see you on the other side,” you’re so wrapped up by the song that you don’t even question it.
Vacations make a sound that, amidst all the buzzwords and hype-machines, serves to remind you that music is the ultimate meme. It is what you make it and how you choose to let people hear it. So staying true to what it once inherently meant to be an independent band, Vacations decided to forego what is now the obvious band routine. The pattern of “make an album, make someone put it out and make it sell” is not for them. They’ve retreated to the DIY-roots that abound in the songs they’re creating, but haven’t left the present tense behind. They brought it all back home.
Their debut album is being released on Bobby’s own label, Record Label, instead of searching, shaking hands and hoping someone else will call it theirs. Yeah, I know. Nothing new. Greg Ginn and Ian MacKaye did it thirty years ago. That doesn’t make it any less admirable, though, especially in today’s oversaturated and over-funded transparency of a music scene. The real crazy and inspiring thing is, that their maiden voyage, I Was Bikini / But Rain Afraid, isn’t even really an album by any stretch of the contemporary terms.
Like I was saying earlier, I Was Bikini / But Rain Afraid is living in the present. An analog/digital choose-your-own adventure if you will. The vinyl enthusiasts can get their fix via the I Was Bikini 7”, a format that our economy’s coming dangerously close to making extinct despite the general vinyl renaissance. Yet, the best part is if you want the tangible, the time constraints of the disc don’t come into play anymore. Not only does the 7” come with a code to download the five songs on the record, but it also unlocks the album’s other eight songs housed on But Rain Afraid. Vacations aren’t vinyl elitists, though, nor are they classists. The whole of the album, all thirteen songs, will be made available from the band’s own web home for a pay-what-you-want-just-pay-something price. I know this is a lot to digest, but honestly, what could be better? You get to decide what Vacations’ music is worth to you and what it looks like. No questions asked.
In the end, this is open-endedness enables what the guys in Vacations really want. They want to engage you. They want you to listen to the story they’re spinning in notes and words. They want to make you part of the music they’re making and the fun they’re having. They’re getting back to the roots they never knew and they want to meet you somewhere in the middle of the expanse for the hang of a lifetime. - Jesse Woghin
3. "Vacations is the solo endeavor of Fungi Girls’ frontman, Jacob Bruce. Vacations strays far away from Fungi’s 60’s psych and surf roots, and creates a dreamy piece of breezy pop, sounding like a more serene version of Real Estate"
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VACATIONS Lyrics
8156ca94fb397de3df72ca7116d6fd36.js Mother, can you hear me Somewhere up in the sky There had…
Actors What an odd delight To place yourself away So far from what…
Anything Could Happen Look at where you're standing now Feel it for a moment,…
Avalanche Oh to be a law unto yourself A fixed state, so…
Away Feeling closed in Time for a change Can't stay forever …
Be There On the outside Looking in I want to be there I feel so…
Close Quarters On the run from everyone There's nothing left to say Check t…
Club Social Can't take my eyes off of you When I'm scrolling through,…
Day Dreamin Moving in a daze Wondering what to do today Reminds yourself…
Day Dreamin' Moving in a daze wondering what to do today Remind yourself…
Days One by one, they come and go Never been stable, oh,…
Ego Prove yourself Or you'll be first to kiss the floor Try agai…
Friends Drift away Further each day Towards a different life Leave b…
glow A soft palette of subtle tones Glosses over everything known…
Hamilton South A quiet street where nothing happens Oh I'd take any day,…
Home Sun shining trought my window Everyone's awake but me W…
Honey I've been here before This mise-en-scène reminds me Of all m…
I Was Bikini Lower than you Higher than me Underwater mountain ranges Al…
In Retrospect Your perspective is starting to shift With these thoughts in…
Lavender Side by side, so serene and slow As moonlight dances over…
Lost in Translation Hello, stranger For a minute there We got lost in translatio…
Midwest I heard your voice down the wire From a hotel room…
Moments Lying down Time always seems to slip around you Waiting for …
Moving Out Wasn’t what I imagined from the start This house is a…
Next Exit I'll give this one more try Before I take the next…
No Fun Lost and on your own Feels like you're far from home You…
No Place Like Home Go slow, there's no place like home You know this is…
Off-Season For a moment in time We crossed each other's paths Two lost…
OH Take your time I know it's hard to make up your…
On Hold These feelings were overdue You know that it's true Kept out…
On Your Own A minor novelty Worn, torn and draped with comedy Perched up…
Over You Hit me again, it's a rerun Play round two just for…
Panache Oh no, you're handing out riddles again All mind games left…
Peaches Slow dancing in a hall of mirrors With my own reflection Pir…
Relax You were stressing out Over nothing real So tell me what it'…
Seasons For a moment in time We crossed each other's paths Two lost…
Slow Motion Head empty, no thoughts Tragedy played out in slow motion Co…
Soft Right from the start you take it to heart Something so…
Something Here Do you feel something here? Oh, I know anything could happen…
Steady Before I hit the ground It's your hand that reaches out Keep…
Take Care Prescribe you to a mould Taking shape and hold Down to a…
telephone Rise with the morning You call to me My thoughts are crawlin…
Terms Two years too late Let you down, call it fate I'm a…
Time Crisis This could be the last time So I hope I see…
Wildflower (At the end of it all) (As we diverge one by…
Young Another day goes by And where was I? Didn't think I'd still…