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JOSHUA JAMES - CHRISTMAS IN PRISON

12/23/2010

Neo-Folk artist Joshua James has dropped a big ol' Christmas present under your tree, allowing, for a limited time, free download of his holiday single "Christmas In Prison". Says Joshua, "Hark! The season is upon us. I am overwhelmed by the sights and the cold of this year's winter. I want you to TAKE this! It is a song written by John Prine. One of the greatest songwriters our world has known. I hope that this season will treat you with love and kindness." Click here for instant download. If you'd like more free Christmas music from Joshua, pay a visit to Northplatte Records, where a few holiday treats are available for free download, including Joshua's rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". And while it isn't free and it isn't his latest, I personally recommend "Fields And Floods", Joshua's seasonal recording from 2007.

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CAST BEFORE THE BREAK/LIVING CHIVALRY - REGIFTED, VOLUME 1

12/20/2010

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1. Jingle, Jingle, Jingle - Living Chivalry
2. How The Grinch Folked Christmas - Cast Before The Break
3. Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Living Chivalry
4. Christmas Tree - Cast Before The Break
5. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Living Chivalry
6. Silent Night (Reprise) - Cast Before The Break

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TJ Foster, of The Cast Before The Break, and Ben Hemingway, of Living Chivalry, pooled their Christmas efforts this year into one free 6 song holiday download. Ben's music tends toward Indie Rock and Pop Punk, bordering on Power Pop, while TJ is more of an Alt Folk performer, if this set is any indication. By alternating tracks, the set actually works incredibly well (and gives me an excuse for colorizing the track list). I'd love to point you to highlights, but this was a great EP from start to finish. For Living Chivalry, I guess I'd have to say "Baby It's Cold Outside" was especially tasty. And, for Cast Before The Break, it's hard not to cite the Folk Rock re-construction of Lady Gaga's "Christmas Tree" as a cut above. But, really, this EP's an excellent listen straight through. And it's free. Download "Regifted, Volume 1" through the generously provided Mediafire link. And, before I go, a big shout out to my peeps in Oneonta, New York, which Ben lists as his home town and it was mine, too.

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TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS

12/18/2010

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When they first starting playing, in 1986, the members of the band were all under 18. The lead vocalist was only 16. Toad The Wet Sprocket were huge in college radio in the late 80s and 90s, but they enjoyed mainstream success as well, hitting the Top 40 three times between 1992 and 1994. The members decided to pursue other projects as the millennium neared its conclusion. This is not exactly a "hey, we're getting the band back together and taking it on the road" moment--TTWS has toured sporadically in the intervening years--but the group is back recording together again. And this Christmas song is sort of their way of saying "Hello, again". Yes, we missed you, too. "It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas" is a cover of a Sam Phillips tune from her "Cold Dark Night" album, so you know its brilliant. Get it free at Bandcamp.

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THE UNWANTED - THE TOWN THAT CHRISTMAS FORGOT

11/30/2010

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This track by The Unwanted is from 2009, but it's still free and it's still worth getting. There's something about the sound of this Indie Rock group that just works for me. Love the changes, love the beat, the hooks, love the faux horns. The Unwanted are a two piece outfit from across the pond. They've been together in their present form since 2008. Don't see any gigs on the schedule, but they did release a full-length CD earlier this year which you can get for the cost of postage (the CD, itself, is free) and that's really cool. But at least download "The Town That Christmas Forgot" at the band's web site. It's free. No postage required.

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JOSHUA JAMES - CHRISTMAS IN PRISON

CAST BEFORE THE BREAK/LIVING CHIVALRY - REGIFTED, VOLUME 1

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS

THE UNWANTED - THE TOWN THAT CHRISTMAS FORGOT

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