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The Holiday Crowd are a four piece indie pop group from Toronto, Canada who formed in 2010. Members of the band are vocaist Imran Haniff, guitarist Colin Bowers, drummer David Barnes and bassist Alex Roberts. They're signed to Canadian Indie Label New             Romantic(Canada/Worldwide) and Shelflife Records (US).

Beginnings

Lead singer Haniff, first met Bowers in high school where a conversation about a Stone Roses t-shirt developed into a strong bonding friendship and songwriting partnership. The addition of old friend David Barnes and newcomer Alex Roberts, completed the band.

2012 Over The Bluffs

From the album title Over The Bluffs which from a lyric from their song “Tiresome”, "I would have led you away from the alliance and over The Bluffs instead", but in many ways is an open love letter to Scarborough, Ontario, a notorious suburb of Toronto. Says Haniff, “The whole mood of the record has a Scarborough vibe to it and it only seemed fitting to name it with a honorary nod to our old stomping grounds”. Bowers adds, “I grew up with The Bluffs at the foot of my street and would play there frequently. Scarborough, represents the underdog, always the frowned upon for being tough and rough around the edges”. Haniff muses, “Scarborough has so much stacked against it, it almost seemed like The Holiday Crowd needed to stick up for it. There's more material lyrically to write about a place that's tangible and misunderstood than writing about Narnia or Mordor.”