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Esoteric Holiday Song Bonus Track: Ben Folds Five “Brick”
I’ve always had the feeling that if I took the time to listen to more of Ben Folds’ songs, I […]
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Christmas
Esoteric Holiday Song #1: Sirsy “Some Kind of Winter”
Anyone who knows me saw this coming twelve parsecs away. Sirsy is an amazing two-member band from Albany, NY, who
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Esoteric Holiday Song #2: Tim Minchin “White Wine in the Sun”
I was introduced to the music of Tim Minchin sometime last year by my best friend Dave. He’s funny, irreverent
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Esoteric Holiday Song #3: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas”
I still count TTWS among my favorite bands. In high school and college, I found their mix of thoughtful lyrics
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Esoteric Holiday Song #4: Pearl Jam “Let Me Sleep”
In the midst of their angst-ridden rise to fame, Pearl Jam wrote a little ditty called “Let Me Sleep.” It’s
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Esoteric Holiday Song #5: Johnny Cash, “We Are the Shepherds”
The last three songs I listed were thematically pretty dark, so I figured I’d lighten up the mood a bit.
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Esoteric Holiday Song #6: Coldplay “Christmas Lights”
*sigh* Yes, Coldplay. I know what you’re thinking: “He’s gone off his m——f—ing gourd.” [WARNING: explicit explicitness at the other
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Esoteric Holiday Song #7: Blitzen Trapper “Christmas is Coming Soon”
Continuing on the road of the perhaps not-so-merry is this song from a band whose name implies its members are
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Esoteric Holiday Song #8: The Killers “A Great Big Sled”
In the week leading up to Christmas, I am going to be highlighting some (possibly) lesser-known tunes for your very
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