Chase Atlantic dropped this little nugget on Bandcamp last year (they actually posted it the day after Christmas). It's worth mentioning that there's a Pop Rock band called Chase Atlantic in Australia. This isn't them. This Chase Atlantic is a trio of friends from Reno and Colorado Springs. They don't have very much music out there and that doesn't seem to bother them too much. Not everybody who likes making music wants it to take over their lives. Reading their Facebook page, it looks as though they get together when they can, make music if they feel like it and, once in a while perform at an open mic night. All that is interesting enough.
But "All I'm Missing Is You" is my kind of song. The story is basic enough. Everything is set for the perfect Christmas; the tree looks spectacular, halls are appropriately decked, chestnuts are roasting on an open fire, it's snowing outside. Just seems to be one thing missing. As basic as the story may be, the words and music are perfectly done. There's a palpable hopefulness. A kind of "Hey, it's the season of miracles. She'll be here. She has to be." sense. You can almost see the hero of our story looking out the window every 15 seconds in anticipation of her arrival. I don't think she's coming, yo. But I like that you believe. There's a bit of an underlying resentment, maybe ("what's Mr. Grinch got on me")--but just a tiny bit, buried far beneath the snow and sunshine. Anyway, its neat, its sweet, and its free.