The Holiday EP
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The Holiday EP is an EP
by the band Brand New
. This free, limited edition album was released on December 15, 2003 and made exclusively available to members of the Brand New Street Team
. Only 1000 copies were ever pressed and members of the team only had to pay shipping costs in order to obtain it. It is considered an extremely rare collector's item by fans of the band.
The first song, "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot (Acoustic)" was recorded live on radio station KNRK
in Portland, Oregon
on July 10, 2003. "Logan To Government Center (Demo)" first surfaced on a leaked demo tape and later released on their debut album Your Favorite Weapon
. "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows (Acoustic)" was also recorded live at a radio station, K-Rock Station WXRK in New York City. Record producer Mike Sapone
, who produced Your Favorite Weapon
, recorded and mixed the demo version of "Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die (Demo)". The final song on the E.P. is the famous Christmas carol
"Oh Holy Night" written by Adolphe Adam
in 1847 and recorded by Brand New and Luke Wood in 2003.
Album art created by Brian Ewing.
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...
by the band Brand New
Brand New
Brand New is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 2000, the band currently consists of vocalist/guitarist/lyricist Jesse Lacey, guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Vincent Accardi, bassist Garrett Tierney, drummer Brian Lane, and guitarist/keyboardist Derrick Sherman.In the late...
. This free, limited edition album was released on December 15, 2003 and made exclusively available to members of the Brand New Street Team
Street team
A street team is a term used in marketing to describe a group of people who 'hit the streets' promoting an event or a product. 'Street Teams' are a powerful promotional tool that has been adopted industry wide as a standard line item in marketing budgets by entertainment companies, record labels,...
. Only 1000 copies were ever pressed and members of the team only had to pay shipping costs in order to obtain it. It is considered an extremely rare collector's item by fans of the band.
The first song, "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot (Acoustic)" was recorded live on radio station KNRK
KNRK
KNRK is a commercial Modern AC-leaning Alternative rock music radio station in Portland, OR, broadcasting to the Portland, Oregon area on 94.7 FM...
in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
on July 10, 2003. "Logan To Government Center (Demo)" first surfaced on a leaked demo tape and later released on their debut album Your Favorite Weapon
Your Favorite Weapon
-External links:* on YouTube...
. "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows (Acoustic)" was also recorded live at a radio station, K-Rock Station WXRK in New York City. Record producer Mike Sapone
Mike Sapone
Mike Sapone is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer whose credits include producing records for bands such as Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Envy On The Coast, Straylight Run, Crime in Stereo, Hit the Lights and Public Enemy....
, who produced Your Favorite Weapon
Your Favorite Weapon
-External links:* on YouTube...
, recorded and mixed the demo version of "Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die (Demo)". The final song on the E.P. is the famous Christmas carol
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
"Oh Holy Night" written by Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer and music critic. A prolific composer of operas and ballets, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle and Le corsaire , his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau , Le toréador and Si j'étais roi , and his Christmas...
in 1847 and recorded by Brand New and Luke Wood in 2003.
Album art created by Brian Ewing.