Owen M. homegrows his sinister folk pop into “Boredom“, a Christmas song about not having anything to do. Ask Mom. She’ll give you some chores to keep you on the nice list.
Kristian Noel Pedersen plays it frosty with pop rock in “Everything’s the Same (Except It Isn’t)“, a realization that growing up means leaving all the fun behind. Adulting sux. (Try this end mantra, see if that helps.) Slow to start, his “We’ll Get By” (feat. Matthew Winkler) also shuffles feelings with numbness, indifference, and hopelessness. Say It is fine to that new age beat one more time and see where that gets you. (Dr. Seussian epilogue helps, a tiny bit.)
Uninvited, drunk and annoyed by the neighbors, Darryl Gregory salsa-indies “Somebody Said It Was Christmas“. Perhaps a breakthrough is achieved via the kindness of strangers. He ends with a prayer, so–hope? No?
Anthony Ambrose unplugs (his microphone, too?) to give us a folk glimpse “Underneath The Christmas Tree“. Seems there’s loss, loneliness, and void. Which to open first?
Dali Vaughan Edward spirals with more folk because “Xmas Sucks but I Don’t Believe in Shame Culture So Good For It.” Can’t live for it, can’t live period. Time for an intervention.
