Tyler, the Creator leaves an awkward and weakly assembled Christmas EP under the tree.
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Future Islands - "Last Christmas" (Wham! Cover)
New TracksCommentFuture Islands gets into the spirit of the season by taking a stab at this Wham! standard. Merry Christmas, Needle Drops!
Stephen Colbert & Henry Rollins - "Carol of the Bells" (Live)
New TracksCommentLast night, Henry Rollins went on The Late Show to promote his new movie He Never Died, which hits theaters tomorrow, and also to sing "Carol of the Bells" with Stephen Colbert. Musical event of the year right here.
Sufjan Stevens- Silver & Gold
ReviewsCommentSUFJAN STEVENS IS CHRISTMAS!
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Poor Moon- "Holiday"
New TracksCommentIt's easy to dismiss Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott's band Poor Moon as simply a Fleet Foxes side-project, but this group should not be reduced to spinoff status. Although Poor Moon's ambitions are tempered more than Fleet Foxes, this band has some interesting ideas of their own. Their new single "Holiday," which will appear on the group's forthcoming self-titled LP, is a breezy, bossa nova influenced piece with a gentle melody that is not unlike the Vampire Weekend song of the same name. The vintage production and shiny electric instrumentation are refreshing displays of originality, but those lush harmonies are undeniably Fleet Foxes. I'm that Wargo and Wescott recognize what makes their work in Fleet Foxes so enthralling; "Holiday" indicates that they know better than to stray too far from a formula that works.
Poor Moon is out August 28th on Sub Pop.