Communist Daughter – Christmas Underground

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It’s official – I’m excited. Saint Paul, Minnesota’s Communist Daughter has announced a follow-up to 2015’s Sing Sad Christmas EP, which featured (IMHO) the definitive version of The Boy Least Likely To’s “Blue Spruce Needles.” This band can take a song, filter it through their fingers, and make something truly special. They just teased us with the first song off their upcoming November release, Sing Sad Christmas Vol. 2, and it’s just what you’d think. Communist Daughter does not shy away from the darker sides of Christmas – so Aimee Mann’s “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas” is right smack in their wheelhouse. I love it when a band looks beyond the same 10 songs to cover – I am very on board and can’t wait for November.

Bottom Line: A dark and delicious tease for what promises to be a highlight of the season.

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St. Paul, Minnesota’s Communist Daughter certainly have a thing for sad, sad Christmas songs. They recently played a gig billed as “singing the most depressing Christmas songs they know.” YES! I like this band! Thankfully, they have recorded one proper, sad Christmas song with a lovely cover of The Boy Least Likely To’s “Blue Spruce Needles.” The male/female harmonies are absolutely perfect for the song as if they were always meant to be there. Further delving into their choices – the slower pace of the song, and the sparse instrumentation – Communist Daughter has made this song feel wholly different from the original and beautiful in its own right. I believe that TBLLT would have to agree…

this is lovely. i had no idea we’d written such a sad song until i heard this. @comdotband do Blue Spruce Needles x https://t.co/9zAHSfVMtj

— boy least likely to (@boyleastlikely) November 28, 2015

Bottom Line: Communist Daughter may have covered a song., but they uncovered its true soul. How about a download? 🙂 4.7/5

EDIT: They do have a download option now! They released a 4-song Christmas EP, Sing Sad Christmas, available at most digital outlets!

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Communist Daughter “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas” (2025)

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Communist Daughter “Blue Spruce Needles” (2015)

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