The Holiday (album)

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
The Holiday
Studio album by Futures
Released	3 March 2010 (Rock Sound); 19 April 2010 (Re-release)
Genre	Rock, Pop, Pop punk
Length	26:27 (Rock Sound); 33:19 (Re-release)
Label	Self-released
Producer	Peter Miles
Singles from The Holiday
	"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"; Released: 22 February 2010;

The Holiday is the debut album from Buckinghamshire-based Alternative band Futures, given away free with issue 133 (March 2010) of Rock Sound magazine.[1]

This was the first time Rock Sound had given away a full album for free and led to this issue of the magazine becoming the highest selling in two years.

The album was re-released through the band's website on 19 April 2010, with bonus acoustic tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Futures.

"16" — 3:23
"Take Me Home" — 3:27
"Sal Paradise" — 3:27
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (featuring Annabel Jones of Lady and the Lost Boys) — 3:28
"Holiday" — 3:37
"The Summer" — 4:26
"Thank You" — 4:40

Re-release bonus tracks

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Acoustic)" — 3:12
"Holiday (Acoustic)" — 3:40

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	[2]
Rock Sound	[3]
Punktastic	[4]
Rocklifestyle	[5]

The Holiday has been very well received, with the majority of reviews being positive. Kerrang! gave a positive review stating that it was "an album of gloriously uplifting tunes" and giving the album a KKKK rating.

Rock Sound's review was also very positive saying about the album, "it's gorgeous, it's rocking and it paints Futures as a very exciting prospect indeed". The album also gained a 9/10 rating.

The review on Punktastic stated that The Holiday "is going to set them apart from all of the more established acts doing this kind of thing. Kids In Glass Houses apart, I doubt there's a band doing this style of music any better" and that saying that "the future is very bright."

Personnel

Ant West - vocals, guitar
Casey Roarty - guitar
Christian Ward - bass
George Lindsay - drums
Annabel Jones - vocals on "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"

gollark: People eat nice-tasting food instead of nutrition paste.

gollark: We have buildings other than generic grey cubes, because despite beauty not really being a rational thing to care about in pursuit of common goals (other than just "happiness" or whatever), *people care*.

gollark: Many things are irrational, and yet people are still care about that.

gollark: You still didn't send me your browser history.

gollark: Well, there's the possibility of blackmail in some cases, and generally just people do not like that. For example, most would not really want to use a toilet in a glass cube in the middle of a public square.

References

rocksound.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2010
Bryant, Tom (17 February 2010). "Promising Pop-rock from the Home Counties". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
Ritchie, Andy (25 February 2010). "Futures - The Holiday. Seven tracks of laser-sculpted pop-rock". Rock Sound. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
"The Holiday - Futures". Punktastic. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
Bridgeman, David (5 March 2010). "Futures - 'The Holiday' Album Review". Rocklifestlye. Retrieved 17 April 2010. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] rocksound.tv. Retrieved 17 April 2010

[Kerr-2] Bryant, Tom (17 February 2010). "Promising Pop-rock from the Home Counties". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[RS-3] Ritchie, Andy (25 February 2010). "Futures - The Holiday. Seven tracks of laser-sculpted pop-rock". Rock Sound. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[Punk-4] "The Holiday - Futures". Punktastic. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[RL-5] Bridgeman, David (5 March 2010). "Futures - 'The Holiday' Album Review". Rocklifestlye. Retrieved 17 April 2010. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)