Lake Holiday

Lake Holiday is an ever-evolving band from Toronto/Chicago based around the wildly prolific songwriting of Bradley Davis. The two cities merge to create a wonderfully chaotic mix of pure-pop melody, shoegaze-psych, and delicate webs of beauty/evil. Led by songwriter and former Oval-Teen leader Brad Davis, Lake Holiday has honed its skills in the practice rooms and on the stages of Toronto, Chicago, and through the Midwest. Band members have come and gone, but today’s line-up is the perfect blend of personalities and influences, breathing life into Brad’s pure pop creations. Better known for their role in Chicago’s powerpop favorties Paper Airplane Pilots, guitar heros Jeremiah Wallis/and Ryan Duffy proves they have guitar hooks to spare; drummer Tim Oakley brings along a little of his Spitfires And Mayflowers flash. Jordan Armstrong and Kate Warren prove that rock ‘n’ roll isn’t just a guy’s game as they move from keyboards to various other instruments with ease. It’s a strong and vibrant combination that keeps on getting better. Taken from Lake Holiday’s upcoming full-length album, This Is How We Say Goodbye (released in the U.S. on Bi-Fi Records), “On My Mind” captures the dreamy, guitar-laden sound of classic Creation records bands. “Helen” has a delicately finger picked guitar line to cradle the guest vocals of Gentleman Reg Vermue (Gentleman Reg/Hidden Cameras/Broken Social Scene), while “Don’t Stay Forever” is a quiet song about the need for a room of one’s own. Finally, “Press Record And Play” is all silvery guitars and snappy drum fills. This song has been used on the 2nd season of television’s cult favorite, Veronica Mars. In the past, Lake Holiday has played with bands including Shelby, Barcelona Pavilion, The Marbles, Paper Airplane Pilots, Tapes N’ Tapes, Pit Er Pat, and Elf Power. As well as performing shows throughout the Midwest and performing at the Athens Popfest and Chicago’s Tomorrow Never Knows festival. lakeholiday@gmail.com www.lakeholiday.net www.myspace.com/thelakeholiday Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.