Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Holiday Carols for the New Millenium...

Here's a personal fave of mine, Christmas In Suburbia by Martin Newell from his 1993 LP The Greatest Living Englishman. If you are picking up a bit of a XTC vibe, you are right, Andy Partridge twiddled the knobs on this one. The toy piano is an inspired touch and the lyrics are just perfect. Have a cool Yule everyone!

Cheers!


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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous12/24/2008 9:19 AM

    I was turned on to Newell by the book "Unknown Legends of Rock and Roll". He's delightful.

    In a sane world, he'd be a star.

    Have a great Christmas in Suburbia, y'all!

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  2. steve simels12/24/2008 10:01 AM

    That's a great album...good call, KC!

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  3. Mister Pleasant12/25/2008 12:38 AM

    I am such an easy touch for a song with inventive chord progressions - this one is a real treat. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Will have to check out Mr. Newell's music further.

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  4. Anonymous12/26/2008 10:26 PM

    Martin Newell is great -- check out some of the older Cleaners from Venus stuff, too!

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