Holiday Food/Everyone Is Good at Something
| Holiday Food/ Everyone Is Good at Something | ||||
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| Released | 7 April 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
| Genre | Surf rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Ratbag/Warner | |||
| Skegss chronology | ||||
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Holiday Food/Everyone Is Good at Something is a compilation album of two extended plays, Everyone Is Good at Something (July 2016) and Holiday Food (April 2017), by Australian surf music and garage rock band Skegss. It was released on vinyl on 7 April 2017, at the same time as the Everyone Is Good at Something was released as a CD and DD.
The compilation was re-released in November 2020, on vinyl, and peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Background
[edit]Skegss were formed as a surf music and garage rock band in Byron Bay in early 2014 Toby Cregan (p.k.a. Toby Twostring) on bass guitar, Jonny Lani (p.k.a. Jonny Layback) on drums and Ben Reed (p.k.a. Ben Ben Bogroll) on lead vocals and guitar.[1] They toured North America in mid-2015 and signed with Ratbag Records (see Dune Rats) upon returning to Australia.[2] The trio's third extended play, 50 Push Ups for a Dollar, appeared in October 2015.[3]
Skegss followed with a seven-track, Everyone Is Good at Something, as their fourth EP in July 2016,[4][5] which peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart.[6] Their fifth EP, Holiday Food, with five tracks, appeared on 7 April 2017.[5][7] They toured in support of the release on the No Future Tour with Sydney groups, Totty and Crocodulus, during December and January 2018.[8] A writer for Dopamine observed, "they have built a reputation for their killer energetic live show."[8] Save Tonight's reviewer caught their show, "the night was filled with cold beers, loud music, sweat and messy hair. Each artist brought their own energy to the stage from which absorbed by the crowd. A highlight of the night was when Skegss invited all members of Totty and Crocodylus to perform 'New York California'. The record received a huge response from the crowd as fans were thrown over the barrier."[9]
Both EPs were also issued as a compilation album (double EP), Holiday Food/Everyone Is Good at Something on vinyl at that time.[7] It had the five Holiday Food tracks on one side and the seven Everyone Is Good at Something tracks on the other. The compilation also appeared on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums Chart, at No. 12.[10] The group re-issued a vinyl 12" version of the double EP compilation in November 2020.[11] This version peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[12]
Reception
[edit]Everyone Is Good at Something EP was reviewed by James Tait of Howl and Echoes, "they look to push their career to further heights with the release of their sophomore [sic] EP... [they] happen to be fantastically talented at making punk rock: three honest chords on sun-bleached guitars, chugging rhythms and lyrics reflecting both the debauchery and uncertainty of themselves and the young crowds they manage to wow over on an almost nightly basis."[4] Kill Your Stereo's Peyton Bernhardt rated it at 75 out-of 100, "[it] plays out as an existential crisis that an indie rock aficionado may have amid a quintessentially Australian social setting... [they] are the Pharrell Williams of Aussie beach-rock, spreading the happiness around like a contagious virus that you’d be goddamn lucky to catch."[13]
Mick Radojkovic of Lunchbox rated Holiday Food EP at three-out-of-five stars, "the quintessential (post)summer release" with "Frothing, frenetic guitars with belting, carefree vocals bring all the goods for your Sunday scatterbrained recovery sesh."[14]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ben Reed,[15] unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spring Has Sprung" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Got on My Skateboard" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "You Probably Won't Die for a While" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Soaking It All In" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "No Future" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Slayer" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Mustang" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "My Face" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "New York California" (Toby Cregan) | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Van Halen" | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Stranger" | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Wake the Fuck Up" | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 37:13 | |
All tracks are written by Ben Reed,[15] unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slayer" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Mustang" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "My Face" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "New York California" (Toby Cregan) | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Van Halen" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Stranger" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Wake the Fuck Up" | 2:19 |
| Total length: | 21:43 | |
All tracks are written by Ben Reed,[15] unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spring Has Sprung" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Got on My Skateboard" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "You Probably Won't Die for a While" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Soaking It All In" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "No Future" | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 15:33 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ Fuamoli, Sosefina (26 October 2015). "Exclusive: Skegss (Bryon Bay) serve up a perfect dinner party playlist!". The AU Review. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Moskovitch, Greg (15 July 2015). "Dune Rats Are Starting a Record Label, Meet Their First Signing". Tone Deaf. Seventh Street Media. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Skegss' Designer Speaks After Artwork Was Jacked by Rappers Reese & Lil Yachty". lifewithoutandy. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Tait, James (15 July 2016). Lauren Ziegler (ed.). "Skegss Distill Punk to Its Essence on New EP Everyone Is Good at Something". Howl and Echoes. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ a b Ryan (as bulion), Gavin (27 November 2020). "Forum - ARIA Chartifacts 30th of November, 2020 (ARIA Charts: Weekly ARIA Chartifacts)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Wallace, Ian (1 May 2017). "Week Commencing ~ 1st August 2016 ~ Issue #1379" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1379). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b Massie, Andrew (4 April 2017). "Skegss announce the Holiday Food EP Tour & drop new video". The Rockpit. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Byron rockers Skegss announce regional Australian tour". Dopamine. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Skegss – The V Room". Save Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wallace, Ian (1 May 2017). "Week Commencing ~ 1st May 2017 ~ Issue #1418" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1418). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Fuamoli, Sose (30 September 2020). "There's an early Skegss EP coming to vinyl for the first time – Music News". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Skegss – Holiday [EP]". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Note: actually refers to the compilation (double EP)
- ^ Bernhardt, Peyton (17 July 2016). Alex Sievers (ed.). "Skegss – Everyone Is Good at Something". Kill Your Stereo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Radojkovic, Mick (6 April 2017). "Skegss – Holiday Food". LunchBox. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "'Spring Has Sprung' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 3 December 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Skegss – Holiday %5BEP%5D". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
