A nice plug for Tom Dyer – Xmas 30 Years in the making from Stubby’s House of Christmas! I’m certain this will brighten your holiday season!
OK, so not-so-quick note. Also meant to make a much bigger deal of the new Christmas CD from Tom Dyer, but I’ve just been otherwise occupied lately. Dyer is the man behind the always awesome Green Monkey Records (home of personal faves The Green Pajamas). Pretty much every year (except this one, we understand), Tom gives his friends and label mates a shout to say, “Hey, we’re doing another Christmas album; you wanna do something?” And, every year–on very short notice, mind you–he ends up with an amazing collection of holiday music from rock’s leading edge. And by leading edge, I mean the artists at Green Monkey are making music with the spirit and conviction of the original pioneers who practiced their trade in garages all across America, discovering sounds, chords and progressions both classic and new. Tom always tries to record a song of his own, of course, and time finally came to gather up his tuneage on one CD. Thus we can present to you “Xmas – 30 Years In The Making”. The album was actually released digitally at the tail end of last year, but I mean like waaay late. So, this year, Tom is not only getting it out there in time for people to find it, but on hard copy CD. Even if the rest of the album weren’t as good as it is, this CD marks the first ever hard copy appearance of “No Lou This Xmas”, last year’s runaway best new rock Christmas track. I’m telling you, fifty years from now, “No Lou This Xmas” is going to be recognized as the best original Christmas song from the early part of the century. You’ll find “Xmas – 30 Years In The Making” at Amazon and the usual online spots, but buy it direct from Green Monkey, why don’t you.
