Here's a new Anti-Christmas anthem released last year that hits the spot about now. Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites with a Lo-Fi Indie Pop masterpiece, "This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone)". I know how you feel, Ben, truly I do. All proceeds raised will go to the UK's Shelter.org, but it's a "Name-Your-Price" download at Bandcamp (re-released by Audio AntiHero), if you're not feeling particularly charitable. I think you're going to like it. A lot.
Here's a new Anti-Christmas anthem released last year that hits the spot about now. Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites with a Lo-Fi Indie Pop masterpiece, "This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone)". I know how you feel, Ben, truly I do. All proceeds raised will go to the UK's Shelter.org, but it's a "Name-Your-Price" download at Bandcamp (re-released by Audio AntiHero), if you're not feeling particularly charitable. I think you're going to like it. A lot.
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1. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 2. Fireplace 3. Deck The Halls 4. White Christmas 5. Letters To Jamie 6. Oh Come All Ye Faithful 7. Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabelle 8. Christmas With You NAME YOUR PRICE AT BANDCAMP DOWNLOAD AT NOISETRADE Last year, Apres Pompeii ended up in our Boxing Day dump because there's never enough time to do all of these Christmas freebies justice. Didn't want that to happen two years in a row, so here they (he) are (is). Apres Pompeii is the performance name of Zack Taylor Weiss, out of western PA. And Zack is a perfect example of why the Indie genre has legs. From time to time, the music churned out by the industry machine becomes so over-produced, so slick, that listeners and artists alike find themselves hungering for something genuine. The industry music, far too often, is the junk food of music. Yeah, it fills you up, but yet you still feel empty and unsatisfied. Your heart physically aches for honest musical expressions--music that is so stripped down, all that is left is raw emotion. This is especially true of Christmas music. After all, whether the music is secular or spiritual, if there's no genuine emotion behind it, what's the point? Though "Makeshift Christmas III" contains both covers and originals, it's the originals that sparkle with genuine emotion. Sure, "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" exhibits a kind of impressionistic irony. And, while I very much like the interpretations of "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" and "Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabelle", I wouldn't be recommending this set without "Fireplace", "Letters To Jamie", and "Christmas With You" which offer a truer window into the soul of Zack Taylor Weiss. That's real and honest emotion you can feel. And that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. As you might have gathered from the title, this is the third holiday release from Apres Pompeii. The original "Makeshift Christmas" would seem to be unavailable at the moment (though I'm sure you could contact Zack and ask). But "Makeshift Christmas II" is still a Name-Your-Price download at Bandcamp. And, to be honest, that one might be even better than "Makeshift Christmas III". But you don't have to choose. Get them both, if you're not scared off by DIY Lo-Fi...if you're not scared off by genuine emotion in your holiday music. 1. The Ground Is Lava - Holly Jolly Christmas 2. deareader - Descent Of The Humbug 3. Brian Medlin - It's Christmas! (Gather 'Round The Tree) 4. The Weaks vs. Ted Nguyent - Does It Snow In Hong Kong? 5. Cashback - River 6. Mike Bell & The Movies - The Greatest House Show In Philadelphia History 7. ShiSho - Christmas At Ground Zero 8. Amanda X - Nevermind The Bells 9. Wolf Creek - Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) 10. Chris Mack - Christmas All Over Again DOWNLOAD AT BANDCAMP Always interesting to see where ShiSho will surface at Christmas time. This year, they're part of a project put together by members of The Ground Is Lava, who contacted all their Indie Rock friends to see if, you know, maybe we all get together and put out a Christmas record. ShiSho, legendary for past Christmas efforts, do not disappoint with a cover of Weird Al's "Christmas At Ground Zero". The Ground Is Lava give us a fine version of "Holly Jolly Christmas". Wolf Creek gives us a suitably lo-fi depressing rendition of John Denver's "Please, Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas". Chris Mack rocks the joint with an energetic reading of Tom Petty's "Christmas All Over Again". And my personal favorite from the collection is a garage rock "Nevermind The Bells" from Amanda X. Ah, that's the stuff! The entire collection is "Name-Your-Price" at Bandcamp. Any money raised will go directly to a family member suffering from stage four brain cancer. But it's really about the music. Enjoy and Merry Christmas.
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