The first thing I liked about "Coventry Carol" from Jaggery was that they describe their sound as "torture chamber pop"--you know, as opposed to chamber pop. But that wicked sense of humor is only going to get you so far. The second thing I liked about Jaggery is that they're a Boston band. But, while that's a plus with me, it's not going to cut it with most anyone else. No, what we really need here is some good music. And, fortunately for Jaggery, that's what we've got in "Coventry Carol". This reminded me, in a way, of the version of "Carol Of The Bells" by Zombie Western that we had last year (and, by the way, it's free again this year) in that there's just something dark and perverse going on here. It's not the obvious things (like the Satanic whispering); it's something lurking between the notes. Can't put my finger on it, there's just something disquieting. Now, should you actually read the notes Jaggery has posted with the song (which I didn't until I decided the song was disquieting), it sure as heck OUGHT to be disquieting (which brings us back to the whole question of downer songs like "Last Christmas" that people celebrate as "festive"; but I digress). And, oddly, disquieting in the world of Stubbys House is often a positive trait, as it is here. Download "Coventry Carol" free on Bandcamp (it's "name your price"). And, when you're done, it's just a short hop over Jaggery's 2010 Christmas single "Arabian Dance" (also free on Bandcamp). That one's just plain evil.
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I can't help but think it's really cool that Stubby's gets visitors from all around the globe (might even be getting more if I paid a little more attention to the International page). One of the sites that sends us a lot of traffic is the German site, Lie In The Sound. Brigitte Kloiber does a heck of a job there. And, from time to time, they've credited us with finding a song or two. Long past time to repay the favor. Lie In The Sound has been doing an Advent Calendar (or "Adventskalender", with commentary provided in both German and English...how cool is that?). And, very recently, they featured this terrific song from Annette Berlin. Her voice is a bit like Zee Avi's with a touch of Macy Gray. and the song has the feel of a standard done modern. You'll see what I mean. The backing vocals really make the whole think work, in my opinion. Lie In The Sound cautions that "Christmas In Berlin" may not be the winter wonderland or the marshmallow word the song would have you believe. Pick up the song on Bandcamp. And pay a visit to Lie In The Sound to get a whole bunch of other great stuff we've missed around here. |
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