Posts Tagged ‘Katja Rackin’

HOLIDAY GHOST – ” West Bay Playroom “

Posted: December 24, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Holiday Ghosts are back with their second LP “West Bay Playroom”, the follow-up to their acclaimed self-titled debut album from 2017. Originally starting out as a solo project from Sam Stacpoole the band evolved into a partnership with Katja Rackin, before turning into a full band with the debut album – showcasing a primitive rock ’n’ roll sound that’s been compared to The Modern Lovers and The Velvet Underground alongside current garage rock acts, and praised by the likes of The FADER, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan and KEXP. For West Bay Playroom the band’s refined their sound, with Stacpoole and Rackin being joined by Ryan Cleave on bass and Charlie Fairbairnon on guitar, offering a cleaner and more focused set of songs while breaking new ground and experimenting with influences from country, blues, spaghetti western soundtracks and more.
released February 15th, 2019

HOLIDAY GHOSTS – ” Holiday Ghosts “

Posted: January 14, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Punk Slime Recordings are proud to present Holiday Ghosts and their self-titled debut album, which was released on September 22nd 2017, on vinyl and digitally. Holiday Ghosts are based in Falmouth on the south coast of England and originally started out as the solo project of Sam Stacpoole of The Black Tambourines, with the rest of the line-up evolving since 2012.

Holiday Ghosts is now a full collaboration between Sam and girlfriend Katja Rackin, also featuring various members of The Red Cords, The Golden Dregs and William Weak, playing a stripped back and primitive style of rock n roll, with influences from acts such as Modern Lovers, The Clean, Violent Femmes and The Velvet Underground.

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The debut LP Holiday Ghosts showcases a mix of tracks written by Sam Stacpoole, Katja Racking and Charlie Murphy (also of The Red Cords, Freak Genes, Murph & The Gazorpos). It was recorded over two years at Troubador Studio in Falmouth on 8 track quarter inch tape and also features Ben Woods on bass. The album steps away from today’s heavy, fuzzed out guitar riffs and drones, and instead shows a leaner, snappier and more playful sound.

released September 22, 2017

Katja Rackin: Vocals and Drums
Samuel Stacpoole : Vocals, Guitars, Organ, Clav, Bass and Percussion
Charlie Murphy : Guitars , Vocals
Ben Woods: plays bass on tracks 1,4,5,7,8,10,12 and sings backing vocals on tracks 1 and 5
Michael Clark: plays bass on track 9
Jake Willbourne: plays Organ on track 3