Here’s a short music update to interrupt your regularly schedule Christmas decorating: Smalltown Poets has a Christmas album. The band who first appeared in 1997 with a self-titled debut didn’t put anything out since “Listen Closely” in 2006; however, this Christmas album has everything:
- Nostalgia from a 90s band I used to love √
- That pop-jangly sound we all came to love about late 90s feel-good rock √
- A lead singer with a distinctive yet pleasant voice √
- Many classic Christmas carols with a few very thoughtful original numbers √
- Good use of cello and banjo √
- Unpretentiousness and a lack of too much “trying to make it there own” √
- A modern feel that would lend a great background sound to a Christmas party while still remaining recognizable to party guests √
Honestly, I used to love Smalltown Poets back in middle school and high school, so I have an understandable bias, but you should really give this album a chance! Put it on rotation while you trim the tree, decorate Christmas cookies, and drink hot cocoa.
