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When you get a hot tip from Jon Solomon, of the 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show fame, you press play. What was in store for me was extremely appropriate for my past week of sickness, a Christmas EP by Philly native (but LA-based) Andy Williams titled The Sick Christmas EP.
Woof. Hitting close to home.
Let me give you a bit more background on this Andy Williams fellow. First, it is not THAT Andy Williams – he died in 2012! This Andy was the guitarist and vocalist of the Philadelphia indie rock band Lefty’s Deceiver, and recently he’s been recording from his attic in LA under the name ANDEMIC. He’s released a few Christmas singles, which I have missed, over the past few years, and has gathered them along with five new ones on his new The Sick Christmas EP.
The Sick Christmas EP is full of originals, ranging from the driving indie rock of “Everyone is Always Sick Every Single Christmas” to the stellar Get Up Kids-esque “Massapequa Park,” but look out for the almost unrecognizable glory of battling guitars and synths that is “Jingle Bells.” This record is something else.
Thanks Jon, and howdy Andy. Nice to meet you.
Bottom Line: An indie rock highlight of the season.
Christmas Underground 