Tag: Christmas

Katie Melua – Ultimate Collection

Katie Melua – Ultimate Collection

by | Oct 7, 2018

This is a pretty comprehensive round-up of Melua gems plus a few new efforts on a double-album, with some cool monochrome imagery in a fold-out digipak format and a decent booklet. Melua’s DNA has traces of folk, blues, rock and of course her Georgian roots.

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Cheap Trick – Christmas Christmas

Cheap Trick – Christmas Christmas

by | Dec 22, 2017

As far as I am aware, this is the first seasonal release from the veteran rock band. It’s a mix of well-worn Xmas favourites and less familiar material but all delivered with the group’s customary energetic, guitar-fueled elan. The artwork blends the outfit’s checkerboard graphic with Christmas corn.

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Tom Chaplin – Twelve Tales Of Christmas

Tom Chaplin – Twelve Tales Of Christmas

by | Dec 20, 2017

After a very successful solo album, Chaplin must feel it is the right time to make his mark on the seasonal release scene and why not? This record has some strange choices amongst pretty original fare and must be counted as an achievement. It will probably have some appeal to listeners not Keane fanatics, too.

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Thunder – Christmas Day EP

Thunder – Christmas Day EP

by | Dec 18, 2017

From the ace hardrock band comes a seasonal offering of new items which stresses the act’s versatility and quality and won’t make you throw up from too much sugar and corniness. The compositions are by guitarist Luke Morley but sung by Daniel Bowes as if the words were his

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Sarah Darling – Winter Wonderland

Sarah Darling – Winter Wonderland

by | Dec 10, 2017

Two things strike you as you look at this album – the design has a beautiful charm about it, very striking and suitable for the theme AND it would be hard to pick a more hackneyed choice of songs for inclusion. However context is everything, any reviewer has to ask 1/ what is attempted and 2/ how successful is the project.

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