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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