| We first wrote about The Winter Failure in 2010. They're a Florida Indie Christian Alt Folk band that formed, originally, to make Christmas music. Back then, they were almost as new as we were. Their holiday debut "Advent? Sure!" was raw and uneven, but it had its moments, I thought. The Winter Failure has released a Christmas record every year since and its kind of amazing to witness their musical growth since that first record. Back then, it wasn't easy to stick with them through the bad bits to get to the good. "Christmas Eve/Christmas Morning", on the other hand, is mostly a very enjoyable listen with just the occasional misstep (maybe it's me, but I was tired of the Christopher Walken Winter Wonderland jokes before they started). | |
Best thing about The Winter Failure is that they clearly enjoy making this music and, as Joe Biden would say, that's a pretty BFD. Still a little on the Lo-Fi side; haven't yet decided if that's a bug or a feature. But, overall, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Best tracks, for me, were "Breath Of Heaven" (that's bloody gorgeous, that is) and the originals "You Came To Save" and "Christmas Kinkade". Kudos for covering Five Iron Frenzy's "You Gotta Get Up". Me, I'd toss the superfluous opening and the last two tracks but, otherwise, I think The Winter Failure has hit their stride. Looking forward to next year's set. You'll find this at Noisetrade.
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