As is our holiday tradition, my family and I have been jamming to Sufjan’s Songs for Christmas. Fortunately for us, we’ve been treated with a new Christmas EP: Gloria! Songs For Christmas, Vol. 6 which features Aaron and Bryce Dressner of The National and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire (an indie rock supergroup, if I’ve ever heard one). “Lumberjack Christmas/No One Can Save You From Christmasses Past” has quickly become a favorite of mine.
The first half is in the style of traditional Appalachian folk music (complete with knee-slappin’ fiddles and lyrics about drinking) and midway the track segues into a introspective folk ballad with layered vocals and spacey keyboards. Listen below (and buy it when it inevitably comes out on the next Songs for Christmas box set)
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