Once again, I have to point out that there's no logic to why I like what I like. I will say I do like different. So I'm not sure anyone else will like this, but it hit me at a good moment. Nat Lyon was originally a Connecticut yankee who had a fairly conventional life and then chucked it all to renovate a farmhouse, herd Newfoundlands, and make music. His influences appear to be Punk and so his original music comes out as Folk Punk or Anti Folk. Lyon's "Winter Wonderland" is virtually unrecognizable, musically. That's why I like it. It's raw, rough, and droning, and yet still kinda sounds like an Indie Pop Rock tune at the end of the day. Cool beans (not magic beans, just cool ones). Free at Bandcamp.
Once again, I have to point out that there's no logic to why I like what I like. I will say I do like different. So I'm not sure anyone else will like this, but it hit me at a good moment. Nat Lyon was originally a Connecticut yankee who had a fairly conventional life and then chucked it all to renovate a farmhouse, herd Newfoundlands, and make music. His influences appear to be Punk and so his original music comes out as Folk Punk or Anti Folk. Lyon's "Winter Wonderland" is virtually unrecognizable, musically. That's why I like it. It's raw, rough, and droning, and yet still kinda sounds like an Indie Pop Rock tune at the end of the day. Cool beans (not magic beans, just cool ones). Free at Bandcamp.
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Well, I've found a Christmas song (2 actually), from an Irish band, that hasn't been featured on Ceol Collective (formerly 2 U I Bestow) yet. That's nigh on impossible to do. Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas are from Derry, to be specific, and they'll happily flavor their Folk with whatever other genre a song may call for. "It Being Christmas And All" has a great Folk Rock flavor and there's even a really nice crying guitar break and what sounds like a bit of synth brass. The song tells the tale of a (supposedly) reformed miserable sod trying to beg his way back into the life of the lady he lost. "I've done all my gambling, I've done all my drinking I don't even smoke anymore. Would you take me back, take me back It being Christmas and all." The virtual flip is a Folk-ish ballad, "A Place At The Table". And it sounds like the other half of the story. She sings of the heartache and tears her man has caused her. And, while she's not really ready to forgive and forget, she misses him...and more so at Christmas. She hates that she misses him...but she does. So, "if you find the courage...there'll be a place at the table for you". Great stuff. Grab these two Christmas songs from Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas. Use the widgets above or head on over to Soundcloud. And don't forget to stop by Facebook and let Paddy and the band know we're listening over here. |
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