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Martin Sexton—"Holly Jolly Christmas"
From Camp Holiday on Kitchen Table
Martin Sexton, called by Billboard “a vocalist of amazing proficiency and sensual conviction,” has completed a holiday album titled Camp Holiday, which he recorded in a cabin deep within the Adirondack Mountains. You could almost smell the wood smoke as songs like ”Blue Christmas” fill the room. Unencumbered by the distractions of big production, the simplicity allows this one-man band to shine like the brightest bulb on the tree using his body as a drum, his voice like a trumpet and his spaghetti strainer as percussion.
The Ladybug Transistor —"Splendor in the Grass"
From Here Comes the Rain on Merge
The Ladybug Transistor are busy working in the studio on their next full length record which is due out on Merge Records in spring 2007. In the meantime the band have completed a new EP, Here Comes The Rain for Spanish label, Green UFOs. Released on November 1st, it features four covers of songs originally performed by Grin, Trader Horne, John Cale, and Kevin Ayers. Splendor In the Grass, a cover written by Jackie DeShannon, is from their recent self-titled full length.
The Trucks —"Titties"
From The Trucks: Self Titled on Clickpop
Bellingham, WA is fertile ground for musicians. The rapidly growing college town so elegantly pits a cadre of fanatical music lovers against hoards of scowling, finger wagging authorities that the rock and roll can practically be seen from space. In this fully supportive yet still elbow your way to the top environment, a synth-pop four piece known as The Trucks have been building up a sassy, sexy, heady head of steam since their inception in 2003.
