(Photo: Joe Reyes)
For those of you grinchin’, we get it. Year-end lists, why this decade blew, and the bitter cold keep seeping into our collapsed veins, no matter how many sheets we throw over our heads. But we'd be remiss not to find a little Christmas joy in Moneypenny’s holiday single—a funky little electric Charlie Brown cover, jam-perfect for swapping wrapped sweaters. The flip side is an inexplicable cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”—but it’s a true one, showcasing the girls’ bright vocal chops, and your inner teenie-bopper might dig it, even as your inner heresy detector screams no.
Moneypenny - Christmas Time Is Here
Moneypenny - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Previously:
Moneypenny - Say No
Moneypenny - Say No (Hey Champ Remix)
Moneypenny's RCRD LBL Page
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Photo: The 1900s
There are many schools of thought on Christmas songs. People love them and listen to their local station pumping them out from the middle of November, or you rue the day Bowie "Little Drummer Boy"-ed with Bing and Christmas tunes became a 'hip' thing to do. But in moderation, you have to admit, a nice seasonal ditty can make the cold seem less bone chilling and the snow falling in your city look like an Amy Grant album cover. Computer Perfection-helmed Romantic Air knows the importance of moderation, modernization and that every once in a while, even the biggest scrooge likes some cheer. Check out their Romantic Air Christmas Party digital sampler here and grab an original from the 1900s and 2 re-interpreted classics from Computer Perfection and Se Sevol.
Sounds Like: Computer Perfection, the 1900s, Se Sevol
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The Christmas cheer just keep on flowing at the RCRD LBL HQ (as well as copious amounts of eggnog...) and once again Ghostly International have some tricks up their sleeves. They've just made a post over at their RCRD LBL blog denouncing the blandness of most Christmas tunes, and posted a few of their favorite non-traditional ones, namely "Christmas Time is Here" by Cepia and "Rays in the Tallow" by Benoit Pioulard. Run on over the the Ghostly blog to read about these tracks, and download them below. This is the first installment of Christmas song posts from the label, so tune in for more soon...
Ghostly Christmas Part 1
Download: Cepia - Christmas Time is Here
Download: Benoit Pioulard - Rays in the Tallow
SoftLightes - Last Christmas on Earth - Digital Single Out Today - proceeds to benefit Earth Hour (an eco charity)
LISTEN TO THE TRACK ON MODULAR PEOPLE RADIO ON LAST FM!
MYSPACE -----> http://www.myspace.com/thesoftlightes
CHARITY --------> http://www.earthhour.org
BUY IT on ITUNES!
Modular Records' own indie popsters, SoftLightes have a new holiday single out called "Last Christmas on Earth." It's all about the Earth dying and how us humans are messing everything up. You know, just your average cheery tune for the holidays! It comes out digitally on December 11 and all proceeds benefit the Sydney based eco-charity Earth Hour.
Stream it on RCRD LBL on Tuesday and then do Mother Earth a favor and go buy it.
www.myspace.com/thesoftlightes
www.earthhour.org
www.modularpeople.com
You can stream "Last Christmas On Earth" as well as other Soft Lightes tunes here
