Seasonal

Kill Holiday wrote one of my all-time favorite songs. Not just hardcore or punk songs, but songs in general. Period. I even got into their one and only LP in recent years. So when I saw that there was another record coming out, I knew I had to have it. Seasonal is a collection of material from the early days of the band and it doesn‘t disappoint. All in all it‘s a fun listen. Because I absolutely wanted to have this record, I even ordered directly from the label in the US, which is something I very rarely do these days. The label had posted this was going to be one-time only press out of 250 copies, so I figured I‘d better order pretty quickly. However, the record didn’t sell out immediately. Apparently fewer people are into Kill Holiday than I had thought. Then, Seasonal became available through distros in Europe (and still is). And on top of that Indecision announced a second pressing. So, my stupid FOMO made me spend a whole lot of money for nothing. I mean, not for nothing, but I could have saved a pretty penny by just being more patient. However, I‘m still glad about the actual record I got.

1st Press on Burgundy on Indecision /250

Somewhere, Sometime

Meant To Let You Down by Kill Holiday is one of my all-time favorite songs. However, the first time I listened to their sole LP Somewhere Between The Wrong Is Right, I did not like it. I guess, I wasn’t ready for it. Plus, the sound is so different from Meant To Let It Down. Over the last few years I though, I listend to more of the music that inspired this record, and when I decided to check it out again, it clicked. Now, none of the songs on this record comes close to Meant To Let You Down, but I can totally appreciate this record for what it is on its own. 

RSD 2016 Press on Purple Vinyl /717

Meant To Let You Down

While doing work stuff I sometimes listen to music on YouTube. Kill Holiday randomly came on as 'video playing next' and I thought, 'Well, I've never really listened to that band. Let's give them a chance.' And goddamn, Meant To Let You Down is an incredible song. I was listening to this song on repeat for two days straight and then headed over to Discogs and bought a copy for next to nothing. Luckily these don't go for a lot. The b-side is good as well, but the a-side is where it's at. I still haven't checked out their other releases, but I'll change that soon.