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AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: 18th December
I know, I know - this is two days late. But I spent the weekend getting drunk / being hungover and kind of forgot about the calendar. To make it up to you, something of a rarity; a song called Christmas from Dogs Die In Hot Cars, taken from the band’s aborted second album sessions. Lead singer Craig made the unreleased demos available for a short period, but now, as they seem to have vanished from the internet, I’m pretty sure this is the only place you can find this song. It’s a cracker too, featuring deranged lyrics about doing the moonwalk to “Mistletoe and Wine” and the joyfully silly couplet “and I realised it was time to go / when I said to my boss ‘a penis you are’”. Lovely.
Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: 16th December
So I’m posting a second Christmas song from Sufjan Stevens, which might seem lazy but with around fifty awesome tracks to choose from it would be a shame not to post another. Especially when it’s a gloriously wonky take on Do You See What I See, replete with burbling electronics and weird cooing noises in the background. This is from his last known festive release “Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage”, and is probably best described as “Age Of Adz does Christmas”. Properly good, then.
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Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: 15th December
2009 was a good year for Slow Club. Not only did they release one of the year’s best albums, the excellent “Yeah So”, but they also found time to record a Christmas EP. While they’ve been a bit quieter this year, 2011 should see a new album from the duo and from a few low quality live videos it looks like they might have beefed up their sound a bit. Whatever form it takes, the sooner we get new Slow Club the better; while we wait, here’s a beautiful bit of festive melancholy called It’s Christmas And You’re Boring Me.
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Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: 12th December
In October I had the privilege of seeing Bear Driver play in Sheffield, and it’s safe to say they blew me away. Now they’ve done it again with the release of this cover of The Snowman’s Walking In The Air, managing to transform the interminable Aled Jones original into the soundtrack to an epic western movie. It’s properly ace, and there’s not a whiny Welsh choirboy in sight. Amen to that.
Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR:11th December
Today we’ve got an interesting twist on Christmas classic Silent Night courtesy of Krautrockers Can. For once, just listen to the synthy goodness.
Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR:10th December
Unsurprisingly for a band who chose the moniker Screaming Maldini, the Sheffield sextet couldn’t just cover any old Christmas song. In fact, they had to pick a VERY old one, covering the 15th Century Middle English lyric poem (thanks, Wikipedia!) As Dewe In Aprille. It manages to be simultaneously wilfully obtuse and devilishly catchy, although the end result definitely leans toward the latter. If you like this you should check out the excellent “And The Kookaburra” EP on Spotify, and look out for their new EP “Restless Hearts And Silent Pioneers”, which comes out on the 18th December.
Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: 9th December
“On the sixteenth day I opened up the window, found a lump of coal and rammed it down my stupid, greedy throat…”
Who else could it be but Los Campesinos! with their brand spanking new Christmas song, released to coincide with today’s very exiting “HEAT RASH” announcement. Suffice to say, it was worth the wait, and I’m looking forward to owning my lovely LC! ‘zines and limited edition 7”s. For the meantime there’s Kindle A Flame In Her Heart, a song which manages to be simultaneously catchy and jarring. Gareth sings in a lower register than usual and after getting used to Aleks, replacement Kim’s vocals can at first be a bit jarring; give it time though (or ten listens in a row if you’re me) and the shock of the new will be overcome through the sheer power of the song’s awesomeness. I dunno if I mentioned this in any of my last ten Los Campesinos! posts, but GOD, I I LOVE THIS BAND!
Jed. x
AGCS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR: 8th December
So I’ll let the music do the talking today, as I’m feeling lazy/tired. I know, rubbish, right? Anyway, without further ado, here’s Fun with Believe In Me.
Jed. x
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