(2002) | CD
Stereorrific Recordings (USA) / WIAIWYA (UK)
Producer of Compilation, Contributed 1 track
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~yes, I'm the Rory McBrides (below) and I do like eggnog
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menswear endowment "the loneliest snowman" (along the lines of the lilac time, at closing time)
seks bomba "double-o santa" (pun-laden loungecore in a Bacharach stylee)
mj hibbett and the validators "give us a kiss (for Christmas)" (blustering charm laden sing along from Leicester's leonard cohen antithesis)
nixon "anorak christmas" cute swedish synth-pop-indie that'll have you spinning like a helicopter)
the Rory McBrides "(we like) eggnog!" (JTQ meets "tequila" from our england obsessed american cousins)
Sool "spicing the christmas cake" (1 minute 3 seconds of Bavarian waltz-time-bliss)
the pines "chalet" (gorgeous female fronted folk pop acoustica that actually smells of snowflakes)
velodrome 2000 "christmas sucks" (joey ramone, pete Shelley, Joan jett and stephen pastel couldn't have done better)
the waistcoats "(i wish you could be more like) Santa Claus" (a sentiment we all agree on, and expressed as only a Dutch garage (as in garage) group can)
weevil "Coventry carol" (like monks with a vocoder singing garage (as inUK))
the professor "thank you" (the professor thanks, among others, tuna belt...with words)
the weisstronauts "silent night" (yeah, right... like you can't guess... it rocks)
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"50,000,000 Elves Fans Can't Be Wrong, which sports a retro cover featuring multiple Santas wearing gold lame suits, is a fun compilation of U.S. and U.K. artists doing power-pop holiday tunes. Seks Bomba's "Double-O Santa" immediately stands out as a slinky blues number with clever lyrics that cast St. Nick as a James Bond type who prefers his eggnog stirred, not shaken. Menswear Endowment's "The Loneliest Snowman" is a funny tale of unrequited love done to an acoustic arrangement, and MJ Hibbett & the Validators check in with the distinctively anglo pop of "Give Us a Kiss (For Christmas)." The Waistcoats tap into the original British invasion with "(I Wish You Could Be More Like) Santa Claus." The Rory McBrides also recall the 1960s with "(We Like) Egg Nog!" but Velodrome 2000 play spoilsports with their punkish "Christmas Sucks." The album has a few misfires, but for the most part, 50,000,000 Elves Fans Can't Be Wrong - Transatlantic Pop Christmas Volume 1 makes us hope we'll find a Volume 2 under our trees next year"
-Terrence Flamm, Amplifier Magazine
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