Said the Gramophone

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Her Majesty's Orchestra - "Ms. Christmas Tree, I Dig You"

I was swayed by the title too. Don't be. This song is strong enough on its own, it rises above "Christmas novelty" into a swaggering, staggering thug of a carol that is only vaguely recognizable as festive. It's Christmas in a tight Union Jack tee. It's like a Friedberger holiday party, where Eleanor, sauced, has lost her voice from reading ingredients lists on all the items in the charity bin. Everybody: salt rennet! tartrazine! sodium phosphates! calcium chloride!
[whole album available (I also recommend "You're Gettin' Nothin'")]

Sleeping People - "Untitled"

each person steps forward from the facing line, and says their line.

Mother: "I warmed him milk when he couldn't sleep"
Barber: "I cut his hair every 3 months, tapered from the bottom"
Bully: "I taught him the value of healthy suspicion"
Neighbourhood kitty: "I gave him bad luck, and kisses"
Mayor: "I shook his hand on a cold day in March"
Best Friend ages 8-14: "He made me la--"
KA-BAM!

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