Tellison - Good Luck It’s Christmas

Tellison are great, but as much as I loved this years “The Wages of Fear” I couldn’t help but wish the band had recorded an entire album of gorgeous ballads like “Freud Links The Teeth And The Heart”. Sure, I know they’re first and foremost a rock band, and a mightily good one as well, but personally I find it’s in these more tender moments (see also: “Fire”, “My Wife’s Grave Is In Paris”) that the band are at their peak.

Good news then, to find that Tellison have released one of their most beautiful songs yet as a Christmas single. “Good Luck It’s Christmas” is a devastatingly sad look at the festive season, with Stephen mournfully intoning that “bad luck and Christmas are the same, cos every year they’re back again”. But it’s all underpinned by the idea that together, we can get through this, and the band sound sincere in wishing us good luck for what is often a difficult time of year. Indeed, the band invite you to pay what you want for the track and all proceeds will be going to CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), a campaign set up to reduce the high suicide rate amongst men under 35. So be sure to head over to Bandcamp and download it. Not only will the money go to a great cause, but you’ll get a brilliant Christmas song out of the deal, so head over there and get into the spirit of the season of giving!

Jed. x