Chris Farren (feat Evan Weiss and Into It. Over It.) “Cold Front” (2015)

Soft Speak Records Buy: Limited Vinyl | Bandcamp | Limited Vinyl Repress Chris Farren released the absolutely wonderful Like a Gift from God or Whatever digitally last year, and its unique songwriting and fantastic production made it a quick favorite in the CU household. This year, Chris and Soft Speak Records decided to wrap a bow on …

Chris Farren “I’m Not Ready For Christmas (ft. Mae Whitman)” (2014)

Self Released / Soft Speak Records Buy: Bandcamp | Very Limited Vinyl | Limited Vinyl Repress Naples-based singer-songwriter Chris Farren has a very interesting Christmas record coming out tomorrow. I can’t say I knew too much about him, but certainly recognized his “The Smiths” t-shirt that made the rounds earlier this year. This ignorance left me quite surprised …

L’Resorts – Trying to Christmas (2019)

Self Released Buy: Bandcamp Let’s talk about records. I mean, an album as a full album. Some indie Christmas folks have done this well, creating an album of largely originals that you can listen to and critique as a whole – Chris Farren initially comes to mind. Milwaukee’s L’Resorts have created a lo-fi, tropical indiepop Christmas …