Have you finished that last minute shopping yet? Are the decorations up? Then it's time to sit back and queue up some classic Christmas music: maybe you'll kick things off with A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector? Or perhaps one of the Very Special Christmas compilations, or maybe even Bruce Springsteen's version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town?" If you need some new rock and roll Christmas music to listen to, look no further than a pair of delightful new holiday singles from a pair of artists on JEM Records. The Weeklings, the Beatles-inspired, power pop infused quartet, who recently released a superb album, The Weeklings Live! have issued a new holiday song entitled "Christmas Day." Written by Glen Burtnik and Bob Burger, aka Lefty and Zeek Weekling, the song follows in the tradition of their previous Christmas releases, such as "Gonna Be Christmas," which was featured in an episode of the CW series, Supergirl. The Bob Dylan inspired "Christmas Day" combines the witty stylings and ironic tone of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" with the festive spirit of the holidays. It's a unique and inspired tune, a rockin' holiday song, and it sounds fantastic. Check out the video for "Christmas Day" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2vAhRYN42A.
Lisa Mychols and Super 8, who like The Weeklings, recently contributed a song to the excellent tribute album JEM Records Celebrates Brian Wilson, offer up a wonderful new holiday tune entitled "A Very Merry Christmas." The single features an absolutely gorgeous vocal performance from Mychols, and sterling work from Super 8, aka British musician and songwriter Paul "Trip" Ryan. It's a marvelous song that absolutely radiates joy and positive vibes. Mychols & Super 8 are both longtime veterans of the indie pop/rock music scene, and the talented duo is working on a new album that will be released on JEM Records in 2022. I'm really looking forward to hearing that record. "A Very Merry Christmas" is an ebullient gem of a song, produced by JEM Records head honcho Marty Scott, and it's very much in the style of the classic Phil Spector Wall of Sound. If there's any justice in the world, it'll become a rock and roll holiday standard! "A Very Merry Christmas" was just named a Coolest Song In The World on Little Steven's Underground Garage radio show on Sirius XM. Here's a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SPF-ryzuUM. Both "Christmas Day" by The Weeklings and "A Very Merry Christmas" by Lisa Mychols & Super 8 are available now from JEM Records. |
That would be Bob Burger as Zeek Weekling... Not Bob Wheeler as Smokestack Weekling
ReplyDeleteApologies, Zeek! That has been corrected!
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