The Bank Holidays
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The Bank Holidays are an indie pop
band from Perth
, Western Australia
.
(on Bekk's grandparents' farm), who several weeks later in London enlisted old school friend Nat Carson to form the band. On their return to Perth they subsequently recruited drummer Stafford Chater (later replaced by Stuart Leach
).
The band played their first gig at The Swan Basement in Fremantle
under the name 'Tunnelball', a suggestion from Darren Hanlon
. but changed it to The Bank Holidays before their next gig at Perth's Hyde Park Hotel.
In September 2004 the band released their debut recording, the EP
Good Looks To Camera
In February 2005 the band teamed up with The Panics
and undertook a national tour of Australia, with the band releasing their second EP, Day For Night later that year.
The Bank Holidays have also played with fellow Australian bands The Lucksmiths
, Little Birdy
, Youth Group
, The Panda Band
and Augie March
, and supported international acts such as Belle and Sebastian and Peter, Bjorn and John.
At the 2007 WAMi Awards
The Bank Holidays walked away with their first WAMington for 'Best Indie Pop Act'.
The Bank Holidays completed recording of their debut album at the rural Victorian home studio of their producer, J Walker of Machine Translations
. The album, entitled As A Film, was released on October 13, 2007.
On July 17, 2010, The Bank Holidays released their second album, entitled Sail Becomes a Kite.
released by Lost & Lonesome Records
in September 2004.
in September, 2005. It was produced by Steve Bond and recorded at Cazfair House.
) released by Love Is My Velocity
Records in May 2006.
in October 2007.
in July 2010.
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
Biography
The Bank Holidays were conceived by James (Jim) Crombie and Wibekke (Bekk) Reczek whilst holidaying in NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
(on Bekk's grandparents' farm), who several weeks later in London enlisted old school friend Nat Carson to form the band. On their return to Perth they subsequently recruited drummer Stafford Chater (later replaced by Stuart Leach
Stuart Leach
Stuart Leach is a musician from Western Australia.Stuart Leachwas originally the drummer in Carpet, a funk band formed by Leach's brother Simon and fellow year 12 Hollywood Senior High School student, Joel Quartermain , in Perth, Western Australia. Simon Leach inviting a friend, Kavyen Temperley ,...
).
The band played their first gig at The Swan Basement in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
under the name 'Tunnelball', a suggestion from Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter who plays urban folk music. He has released five solo albums, three EPs and eight singles on Candle Records and Flippin Yeah industries , as well as several compilation tracks...
. but changed it to The Bank Holidays before their next gig at Perth's Hyde Park Hotel.
In September 2004 the band released their debut recording, the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Good Looks To Camera
In February 2005 the band teamed up with The Panics
The Panics
The Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.-History:...
and undertook a national tour of Australia, with the band releasing their second EP, Day For Night later that year.
The Bank Holidays have also played with fellow Australian bands The Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths were an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia known for witty, intelligent lyrics, a strong melodic sense and a jangly pop sound harkening back to early-80's bands such as The Smiths and The Go-Betweens.-History:...
, Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...
, Youth Group
Youth Group
Youth Group are a rock band based in Newtown, Sydney, Australia signed to Ivy League Records.- Biography :Youth Group formed in Sydney in the late 1990s. They have released four albums in Australia, with the three most recent albums also gaining releases worldwide...
, The Panda Band
The Panda Band
The Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. They have a reputation for combining numerous musical genres. They have toured nationally as support acts for bands such as The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, The Grates and Evermore.-Biography:The band originally...
and Augie March
Augie March
Augie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box...
, and supported international acts such as Belle and Sebastian and Peter, Bjorn and John.
At the 2007 WAMi Awards
West Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...
The Bank Holidays walked away with their first WAMington for 'Best Indie Pop Act'.
The Bank Holidays completed recording of their debut album at the rural Victorian home studio of their producer, J Walker of Machine Translations
Machine Translations
Machine Translations is the recording and touring name of J Walker, an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. J Walker started out recording all instruments himself in a home studio, but has now branched out to include a band in his recent works...
. The album, entitled As A Film, was released on October 13, 2007.
On July 17, 2010, The Bank Holidays released their second album, entitled Sail Becomes a Kite.
Current
- Bekk Reczek (guitar, vocals)
- Nat Carson (guitar, piano, vocals)
- James Crombie (bass guitar, vocals)
- Stuart LeachStuart LeachStuart Leach is a musician from Western Australia.Stuart Leachwas originally the drummer in Carpet, a funk band formed by Leach's brother Simon and fellow year 12 Hollywood Senior High School student, Joel Quartermain , in Perth, Western Australia. Simon Leach inviting a friend, Kavyen Temperley ,...
(drums)
Good Looks To Camera
Good Looks To Camera' is The Bank Holidays' debut release. It was an EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
released by Lost & Lonesome Records
Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.
Lost & Lonesome Recording Co. is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label specialises in indie pop, and has released both recordings by local artists and local releases by overseas indie bands....
in September 2004.
- "Tread Easy" - 3:16
- "Folded In Half" - 3:18
- "Along With The Sun" - 3:44
- "The City Is Too Small" - 4:25
- "The Greatest GameBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
" - 3:40
Day For Night
Day For Night is The Bank Holidays' second EP and was released by Lost & Lonesome RecordsLost & Lonesome Recording Co.
Lost & Lonesome Recording Co. is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label specialises in indie pop, and has released both recordings by local artists and local releases by overseas indie bands....
in September, 2005. It was produced by Steve Bond and recorded at Cazfair House.
- "She's Not Into Love" (Carson, The Bank Holidays) - 3:17
- "Like a Piano" (Crombie, Reczek, The Bank Holidays) - 3:27
- "Can't Be Beat" (Crombie, Chater, Carson, Reczek) - 2:48
- "Leave It Out" (Carson, The Bank Holidays) - 2:52
- "Not So Long Ago" (Crombie, The Bank Holidays) - 3:21
Bird
"Bird" is a split 7" single (w/ Institut PolaireInstitut Polaire
Institut Polaire were an indie band originating from Perth, Western Australia.-History:Institut Polaire formed as a three piece in 2004 by an American ex-pat , an English born scientist and a country boy moved to the big city...
) released by Love Is My Velocity
Love Is My Velocity
Love Is My Velocity is a Perth, Australia-based independent record label. Originally started as an indie club night in 2003, it became a record label representing mainly Perth bands in 2006...
Records in May 2006.
- "Bird" (The Bank Holidays)
- "City Walls and Empires" (Institut Polaire)
As A Film
As A Film is The Bank Holidays debut studio album released by Lost & Lonesome RecordsLost & Lonesome Recording Co.
Lost & Lonesome Recording Co. is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label specialises in indie pop, and has released both recordings by local artists and local releases by overseas indie bands....
in October 2007.
- "The Voice I Hear When I'm Alone"
- "Oh Daylight"
- "This Elated Height"
- "Cheating, Cheating"
- "Folded In Half"
- "Consolation Prize"
- "First Things First"
- "Like A Piano"
- "Teaching Pupils"
- "Pits & Gravel"
- "Tread Easy"
- "There Is A Room On Hold"
Sail Becomes a Kite
Sail Becomes a Kite is The Bank Holidays second studio album, released by Lost & Lonesome RecordsLost & Lonesome Recording Co.
Lost & Lonesome Recording Co. is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. The label specialises in indie pop, and has released both recordings by local artists and local releases by overseas indie bands....
in July 2010.
- "Tripping Up To Fall In Love"
- "Save Silence"
- "Thereabouts"
- "The Motif"
- "His Majesty's Voice"
- "Particles"
- "Sail Becomes A Kite"
- "Oxford Street"
- "Without It"
- "Through The Trees"
- "In The Desert"
- "Gravity's Playthings"