We might have just had the Christmas and New Year break, but now we’re in February most of us feel like we’re back to the daily grind, where holidays are too far away. We don’t even get another public holiday until late next month. For shame. Even if you can’t take a real life getaway any time soon, you can take an audio one with Ocean Alley’s cruisy new single “Holiday.”
I was really impressed by this band and the way they combined reggae with psychedelic sounds with the release of their EP In Purple last year. If anything I think this track might be a step above the material on that debut release. It feels a little more focused, although the band hasn’t lost any of their individuality.
“Holiday” is the first single lifted from Ocean Alley’s upcoming debut album Lost Tropics, which is scheduled for an April 2016 release. Before then we’ll see the band playing cool boutique festivals like Party in the Paddock and Mountain Sounds Festival and announcing some New Zealand tour dates.