Vacations Release Spotify Singles Featuring “Midwest” and a Cover of Kylie Minogue’s “Love At First Sight”
December 6, 2024 BY Bailey Vigliaturo
Today, Australian indie rock band Vacations share their Spotify Singles recordings: a cover of the Kylie Minogue hit, “Love at First Sight,” and a country-inspired remake of their own track, “Midwest.” Listen HERE.
While recording at Spotify Studio LA, guitarist Nate Delizzotti explained the choice of the iconic Kylie track, calling it simply “one of the best songs in the world. We’re trying to pay homage to the cover but it’s inevitably going to be different because of our respective playing styles, our own influences.”
“Midwest” is the latest single from their 2024 LP, No Place Like Home, and is a favorite of fans and has been a staple on Sirius ALT Nation and XMU over the past year.
Today’s Spotify Singles coincides with the announcement of Vacations’ 2017 hit “Relax” being certified Gold in the United States. It also comes ahead of Vacations’ inaugural stateside MATES FESTIVAL, a festival curated by Vacations to bring together and build community amongst artist from Australia and the US, taking place this Saturday, November 16th, at The Bellwether in Los Angeles. The lineup will feature Vacations, Puma Blue, Claud, Yot Club, Ian Sweet, Kacy Hill, Jaguar Jonze, and Waax. It will utilize the venue’s numerous stages and rooms to create an indoor festival experience over the course of one evening.
The festival is curated to create community across continents, highlighting other artists that the band admires. MATES was first launched by the band in July 2022 in Australia as a way to reunite their local music scene after the pandemic with a strong focus on community and inclusivity. The ethos remains the same in 2024, with the location inspired by lead singer Campbell Burn’s partial relocation to Los Angeles (the rest of the band remain based in Newcastle).
