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The Anti-Christmas
Dec 24th
Christmas isn’t all about being merry. It’s quite the opposite for many: dreaded family reunions, fights, traffic accidents… You get my point. Those who aren’t filled with Christmas cheer shouldn’t think they’re alone though (or worry that they’re turning into Ebenezer Scrooge) and I have two holiday themed songs prove it.
First is a near epic tune by much hyped band The Joy Formidable. I think its title says it all:
~ “My Beerdrunk Soul is Sadder Than a Hundred Dead Christmas Trees” ~
Secondly is a song by a gentleman who’s been mention on the site quite a lot lately, Me and the Horse I Rode in On. His holiday themed tune is very melancholic with lyrics I think a lot of people can identify with this time of year:
~ “Driving Home For Christmas” ~
Regardless of what your relationship with yuletide may be though, I hope you all have a great week. And stay out of trouble!
Christmas Twee From The JEALOUS Sea
Dec 23rd
My friend Ronnie of The JEALOUS Sea has given us all an early Christmas gift in the form of a song. Even if you usually don’t like Christmas music I doubt you can resist this twee-version of an old classic.
A note from their MySpace:
indie pop kids of the world,
if you’ve been good little girls & boys all year [and we suppose, even if you haven't] we have a holiday gift for you. a free download. yes. FREE christmas cheer! [act now--you only have a few more days to properly enjoy it] hope your holidaze are brilliant.
And yes, I painted those odd looking Santa hats on Ronnie and Taylor. Hopefully they’ll forgive me someday. Now enjoy the gift!
Deers & Frostbites
Dec 9th
Christmas is approaching and with it comes the often dreaded Christmas songs. Don’t’ get me wrong, I love this time of year but I’ve never been much for its music. Probably because the stores insist on playing the same old Christmas songs over and over, not to mention that horrible techno Christmas album my dad had on repeat one year. Thankfully there are alternatives, two of which I’m presenting here.
First we have a rather sad but sweet winter song by Twiggy Frostbite. This Swedish band have gained quite a following on MySpace thanks to their animated music video “Heroes”, depicting a a robot and a little girl. While I understand the videos popularity, I’m not really feeling the song. Singer Elin Lindfors has an interesting voice but it borders on annoying during the chorus. Their seasonal tune is however more to my liking as it suits her chilly vocals better:
The second song is actually related to Twiggy Frostbite as The Deer Tracks consists of their already mentioned singer Elin together with David Lehnberg. Their sound is quite similar to that of TF although perhaps a bit softer around the edges and with more electronic elements. The Christmas tune The Deer Tracks have put together sounds almost as a lullaby a times, with hushed vocals and a scattering piano that makes me think of falling snowflakes:
~ “Christmas Fire” ~
The Hives Vs. Cyndi Lauper
Nov 14th
How cool is this!?
The Hives are teaming up with (or should I say against?) Cyndi Lauper for a Christmas duel! The holiday-themed single will be available as a free download from The Hives official website on November 28-30, followed by a UK store release December 1 and a US release the next day via The Orchard.
So what do the parties involved have to say about the unusual collaboration?
“It may sound weird and come as a surprise to some, but we had to. It came to us. It landed in our lap and was way too good to shake or toss. We knew we had to record it. A sign if you will,” The Hives said, while Lauper added, “This goes to show even rat sideswipers can have a good Xmas too.”
Rat sideswipers? Whatever – at least now we have a reason to look forward to the holidays despite the crummy economy!