 Just a quickie here for you. The Ruffled Feathers are a chamber pop group from Vancouver and, last year, they produced one of my most favorite free Christmas downloads, "The Highest Mountain". I see this year, it's on Bandcamp and free again for the season. Don't miss it again, if you did before. The instrumentation is genius, Gina Loes' vocals are irresistible, and the lyrics mention a cat (who also makes an appearance on the cover art). How ya gonna top all that?
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 1. KARIBEAN - Down Before Christmas
2. HORRIBLE PRESENT - PS Major's Eve 3. CUFFS - Quest For The Cup 4. THE IAN FAYS - Snow 5. LE MAN AVEC LES LUNETTES w/ Jonathan Clancy- Sparkle Will Tell 6. ANT - Waiting For Midnight 7. TINY TIDE - Cheap Christmas 8. DERBY SUNSHINE - If I Love You 9. WELCOME BACK SAILORS - Baobab DOWNLOAD FREE AT POLAROID Another of the annual favorites around here is the collection put together by the Italian music blog Polaroid. The proprietor of the site has a good many friends in the Indie music scene and he will ask them if they'd like to record a Christmas song especially for his blog (or contribute one they were planning to record anyway) and the whole thing just ends up being amazing every year, even if a song or two here or there isn't actually a Christmas song. I wish my blog had that kind of pull (maybe someday, little Stubby, someday). Just about everything here is tasty as all get out. Karibean gives us a bouncy tune that reminded me of the Ramones for some reason AND it's got a chain saw! Not too many Christmas tunes can sat that (yes, I'm familiar with "Jingle Yells"). The Ian Fays' "Snow" is absolutely delicious Indie Pop, Welcome Back Sailors delight with some Electro Pop, and Tiny Tide delivers some sweet chamber pop. And "Sparkle Will Tell", which appears to be about Elvis rather than elves, is probably the best song of all! Hunt around the Polaroid web site and you'll probably find the older editions still available--in fact, I know you will--all the way back to 2007.  1. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) 2. Santa Baby (featuring Nouela Johnston) 3. Maybe This Christmas (with Daniel G. Harmann) 4. (Just Like) A Kid On Christmas 5. Last Christmas (with Irene Barber) 6. Snow (with Michele Khazak) DOWNLOAD FREE AT BANDCAMP This chamber pop group (ranging from 8 to 10 pieces) from Seattle, Exohxo, makes some of the best Christmas music, I swear to God. Last year, we were a little late to the party. This year, we're right on time. First of all, there's that title--"The Wreath Of Kahn"--which the band announced last year and we knew then it would be tough to beat. Second, there's the always intelligent selection of songs to cover. This year, the band takes on The Ramones, Ron Sexsmith, Wham (well, OK, everybody's had a shot at that one) and, most delightfully, Randy Newman's "Snow". Third, they cover them well, with all the necessary proficiency, but also with boatloads of exuberance and holiday cheer--they sound like they're having fun. Fourth, their originals always stand up extremely well in the company of the standards and classics they cover. This year's "(Just Like) A Kid On Christmas" is a rockin' romp that sounds like it came straight out of the Etiquette records garage and ought to be covered by many, many bands in the future. Finally, it's free! Now who could argue with that? Head to Bandcamp for the seasonal joy that is Exohxmas, and pick up Volumes 1 and 2 while you're there. Then have a very merry Christmas. |
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