Mushroom Music Publishing

Playing Boyfriends and Girlfriends - The front cover of Holidays On Ice's debut release Playing Boyfriends and Girlfriends is somewhat misleading. Featuring two figures skiing across snow-covered mountains, it immediately conjures a sense of cold and desolation for the uninitiated listener. Thankfully, the winter ambience does not extend any further than the artwork - the truth is that Playing Boyfriends and Girlfriends is inherently a summer album, featuring some of the shiniest, melodic and most varied pop music around.

Since the disbanding of her previous outfit Frente, Angie Hart has collaborated with a range of musicians, both locally and abroad. Here, she has teamed up with Dean Manning (formerly of Leonardo's Bride), Tracey Ellis (from Knievel) and Naomi Radom (Coda) to produce an album that is playful without being too twee and lush without seeming overproduced.

Playing Boyfriends and Girlfriends has already garnered significant critical acclaim general consensus has labelled it one of the best Australian releases of the year and there is no doubt that it features some of the catchiest and most whimsical pop songs to be heard in this country today. Definitely an act to watch.