| 1. JD McPherson - Bad Kid 2. Lucious - Christmas Time Is Here 3. Rodney Crowell - Christmas Everywhere 4. The Gregory Brothers - I Don't Want Anything For Christmas 5. Aloe Blacc - The Mrs. Saved Christmas 6. Lola Kirke - Cross You Off My List 7. The Mavericks - I Have Wanted You For Christmas 8. Say Sue Me - Christmas It's Not A Biggie 9. The Squirrel Nut Zippers - Mardi Gras For Christmas 10. P.J. Morton - This Christmas 11. Caroline Jones - The First Noel 12. Old 97's - Love The Holidays 13. Taken By Trees - Holiday |  |
The first of, hopefully, many holiday samplers has arrived--this one from Paste Magazine. As Lie In The Sound correctly notes, the Paste Holiday Samplers had lost a little luster in recent years, but they've put together a solid package for 2018. Yes, I fully expected to see selections from the excellent albums from JD McPherson and Rodney Crowell as they've been everywhere this year (and the great thing for them is that, even if they gave away every track for free, you'd STILL want to buy the CDs...they're that good). Other major acts pitching in include The Mavericks and Old 97's. But we also get selections from the Soulful dishes being served up this year by P.J. Morton and Aloe Blacc. And, for Indie fans, there's great music here from Say Sue Me, Lola Kirke and Taken By Trees. And let's not minimize the selections from Lucious, The Gregory Brothers, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Caroline Jones. Gee, I think that's everybody. Not a throwaway in the bunch, though some tracks will appeal more to one audience and others to another. But very nice balance on that score. Well done, Paste! Keep up the good work.
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