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[Flex Your Head]

Today's. Little gem:

Lovely - the perfect Christmas song for Camera Obscura.

 

[Staly]

Anybody going to see Loop at Concorde 2 tonight? I was supposed to be going to the Leeds gig on Tuesday but couldn't make it. Gutted.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Staly and Flex are the kings of indie christmas. I'd better get one or two in quick, before they post ALL the good stuff!

 

[Staly]

Never been described as a king of Christmas before. I'm generally noted for the bad grace with which I approach the whole business.

 

[Flex Your Head]

This is bloody great; The Very Most covering Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.



And this is lovely too; The Very Most again with a Hermit Crab and Duglas BMX Bandit providing the vocals.



It's still too early for Christmas songs though - these will sound even better on the 23rd or 24th.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

It's still too early for Christmas songs though - these will sound even better on the 23rd or 24th.

Hard to argue. Something else instead...

 

[Staly]

Today's Christmas offering.

We established earlier in this thread that despite the singer looking uncommonly becoming in a white sheaf dress, Help Stamp Out Loneliness have attracted the ire of some for their temerity in covering Emma's House. Ring any bells? Honestly, keep up at the back.

Anyway, to compound their crimes they also had the poor sense to cover this:

http://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/track/just-like-xmas-in-cottonopolis

 

[Flex Your Head]

Today's Christmas offering.

We established earlier in this thread that despite the singer looking uncommonly becoming in a white sheaf dress, Help Stamp Out Loneliness have attracted the ire of some for their temerity in covering Emma's House. Ring any bells? Honestly, keep up at the back.

Anyway, to compound their crimes they also had the poor sense to cover this:

http://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/track/just-like-xmas-in-cottonopolis

Musically, HSOL were great, but the aforementioned singer tried to come over all Nico-esque Teutonic ice maiden, and it just didn't work (for me, anyway).

Also, one of the keyboard players was far more attractive.

 

[Staly]

Nico-esque Teutonic ice maiden

 

[Flex Your Head]

I love The Bats, can't recall a song that's been less than wonderful.

This is great - stick it on and leave it playing while you go about your day. Unashamedly old and unfashionable and all the better for it.



And a classic from 27 years earlier.



I'm going to go and punch Gary Barlow now.

 

[Staly]

OK, today's Christmas song.

Following on from the Silhouettes song posted earlier in the thread, another from the Snowflake Christmas series:

http://soundcloud.com/snowflakes-christmas-45s/the-garlands-christmas-song

 

[tinycowboy]

Veronica Falls it is, for the next time we want to ensure a three goal home win

Had it in the car, forgot to take it into the ground. At half-tine, the kids wanted to know whether we were doing CDs again. So, just THINKING about indie CDs brings us three home goals, as long as we attend the match. It definitely works. If we hadn't had that third goal today, we may have been in trouble.

 

[Staly]

Today's is a corker.

In the likely event that I run out of inspiration by Christmas Eve, there's enough Billy Childish Christmas songs to keep us going:

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Stumbled across this the other day and wondered if anyone we know is on it. Sorry if posted before but too many pages to now look through.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Had it in the car, forgot to take it into the ground. At half-tine, the kids wanted to know whether we were doing CDs again. So, just THINKING about indie CDs brings us three home goals, as long as we attend the match. It definitely works. If we hadn't had that third goal today, we may have been in trouble.

Ah, but I DID have the School one in my bag, for you, so a CD was in attendance...

 

[Flex Your Head]

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[Flex Your Head]

Stumbled across this the other day and wondered if anyone we know is on it.

First up are Kip Berman and Peggy Wang from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

Then it's Pete Green who releases solo stuff and sings with The Sweet Nothings, and Marianthi, one of the Indietracks organisers who co-runs Atomic Beat Records and is involved with a million other great things.

Then it's Ian, another one of the Indietracks organisers and guitarist in the now defunct Pocketbooks. Currently stroking his strings in The Understudies and ElectrophonVintage, and doubtless other places too.

Then you've got The Orchids looking a wee bit older than their Sarah days.

Chap with the shades is Sean who runs Fortuna Pop, probably the best known label for releasing this kind of stuff, and who plays in Airport Girl (if they ever play again).

Oh... and then there's some credits telling you who they all are!

 

[Flex Your Head]

The Ramones and Christmas go together like a horse and marriage.

 

[Staly]

Today's from me. I will not give up.

My boss used to be in a band with one of these. Scary.

 

[Flex Your Head]

Two Christmas videos, one for the ladies, one for the gents...