Holiday Flyer :: Snowballing [Fingerpaint Records, 1994]

Something I haven't been doing for a while that I said I was going to try to do more is focus on old records – good ones, of course – so I'm going to actually start doing that more, starting now.

Roseville, California's Holiday Flyer were formed around 1993 by siblings John and Katie Conley and they remained a duo until their second LP, The Rainbow Confection. While I love their other records, my favorite thing they ever did still remains their first single, "Snowballing." It was released in 1994 on Fingerpaint Records, before their move to Silver Girl Records, and finally, Darla. It is my personal opinion that there is no finer record for falling asleep to than "Snowballing" and I'm thinking you might feel the same after you here it. John and Katie create something similar to the, um, softness, of The Softies, but with a certain warmth – mostly due to the hum of organ and keys – that you can't quite get from Rose and Jen, though the vocal harmonies are just as disarming. The late zine Caught In Flux once said of Holiday Flyer, "[they're] comforting like a cup of hot chocolate...on a drizzly weekend morning." Indeed. That particular description could be no less perfect if I said myself. If you have a heart, get this, and it will feel better.

[ZIP]: Holiday Flyer :: Snowballing 7" [Fingerpaint, 1994]
A1. Snowballing
B1. Roll Those Eyes Over Here
B2. Her Star

Have a lovely, rainy Monday!

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Coyote Friday Mixture

Yet another lovely Animal/Day of the Week mix!

Hello friends! This is just like the last one of these I did, with a different picture, on a different day. Like before, here are six! songs that I really love, but are otherwise completely unrelated. Also, like before, some are old, some are new, some are green, and some are blue! Hooray for Friday and music! Muah!

[MP3]: Holiday Flyer :: I'm Here, You're Gone
from the comp Going Against Maz's Advice [Four Letter Words, 1995]

[MP3]: Brian :: Big Green Eyes
from the Understand LP [Setanta, 1992]

[MP3]: My Favorite :: Let's Stay Alive
from the Love At Absolute Zero LP [Double Agent, 1999]

[MP3]: The Shapiros :: Cut (14 Iced Bears cover)
from The Shapiros LP [Library, 2001]

[MP3]: Celestial :: Pale Blue Eyes
(ft. Malin Dahlberg of We Are Soldiers We Have Guns)
from the Dream On LP [Skipping Stones, 2007]

[MP3]: Rocketship :: Your New Boyfriend
from the comp Why Popstars Can't Dance [Slumberland, 1994]

Enjoy your Friday! And! Enjoy these songs!

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