On his latest release, "Love on Holiday," singer-songwriter Oliver Nolan cuts through the noise, allowing the raw power of storytelling to prevail. Mixing folk tenderness with acoustic edges and just enough punk rock attitude to keep things thrilling, Nolan spins a track that feels like a postcard from a summer you'll never forget.
Drawing from the singer-songwriter tradition, "Love on Holiday" weaves a rich coming-of-age story. It is about a young man, a boy really, and his friends on the road with no agenda except sun and whim. But what begins as a carefree vacation suddenly turns into something more serious when he meets her, a waitress who gives him an unforgettable trip. Nolan's storytelling even captures the transient innocence and surprise of a sudden connection, the kind that sneaks up on you somewhere between beach bars and quiet sunsets.
The acoustic guitar riffs are intimate, but the punk rock influence is energizing, like a heartbeat that refuses to cease. Nolan sings about love and re-experiencing it, working in the urgency and sweet ache of a holiday crush that sticks around for a long time. The production is refreshingly straightforward, allowing the emotion to breathe. There's the raw sound of honest vocals, solid melodies, and enough grit for you to feel like you know its character. It reads like a tale whispered around a campfire after a long night of communing with the spirits, or furiously scribbled in a journal on the red-eye back to reality.
Oliver Nolan has made something more than a song with "Love on Holiday." He's bottled a brief moment and made it timeless. This song is for anyone who's ever gotten butterflies while chasing the sunset. It's a poignant reminder that the shortest love stories can be the most profound. There's certainly a lot of promise to Nolan as a name in the folk-punk-acoustic genre, especially if you're a fan of songs that sound like memories.
Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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July 09, 2025
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