Emily Peal And The Band Of Skinny Men – “Have Yourself…” (2012)

Emily Peal & The Band Of Skinny Men
“Have Yourself…”
2012

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight

Never have those words sounded so foreboding. Emily Peal & The Band Of Skinny Men have turned a holiday classic inside out. The dark clouds that hang over their rendition of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” makes the warm and familiar feel detached and cold. Every piano chord and string-like swell increases the hollow, empty feeling that the now haunting melody planted deep inside you. It is dispiriting and beautifully executed. I can’t stop listening.

Where to get it:

• Bandcamp