XMAS4EVA 2024

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Written By Michael Gutierrez

Every year, all year long, Hump Day News writes up Xmas songs. Because #xmas4eva. Now we’ve compiled all the 2024 picks into one sweet BNDCMPR playlist for you to enjoy while Santa is riding on his merry sleigh like a fucking idiot.

We start off with a goddamn ringer, Phoebe Bridgers, and have a few more names you know like Silversun Pickups, Oneida, Manchester Orchestra, and Sloan. We’ve also got in-house favorites Daniel Knox and Naomi Westwater. We’ve got artists you might not know, plus mysterious elfin Xmas weirdo randytaylor69.

Stream, share, buy to your heart’s content.

Happy Xmas!

#xmas4eva
Matt Hagen: “Christmas Bath”
Matt Hagen: “Christmas Bath”

We’re taking a steamy soak with a Burlington songsmith.

Julie Christmas: “End of the World”
Julie Christmas: “End of the World”

Not an Xmas tune, technically.

A Chicago Artists' Christmas Collective: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
A Chicago Artists' Christmas Collective: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

Xmas cums but once a year.

Daniel Knox: “Last Christmas”
Daniel Knox: “Last Christmas”

A quirky holiday new classic.

XMAS4EVA 2024
XMAS4EVA 2024

Celebrate the YOOL TIDE.

Perfect Saturday: “Christmas In My Hometown”
Perfect Saturday: “Christmas In My Hometown”

An acoustic punk Xmas strummer.

Naomi Westwater: “Quiet Christmas”
Naomi Westwater: “Quiet Christmas”

#Xmas4eva, for real.

Oneida: “In The Court of the Christmas King”
Oneida: “In The Court of the Christmas King”

Joyful Noise Recordings loves them some holiday cheer.

Stars: “Christmas Anyway”
Stars: “Christmas Anyway”

Boston shout out in the first line!

Dead Door Unit: “Christmas Alley”
Dead Door Unit: “Christmas Alley”

Avant garde electric noise artists love Xmas too!

Sloan: “12 Days of Christmas”
Sloan: “12 Days of Christmas”

Over a decade ago Sloan recorded this benefit Xmas single.

Talib Kweli: “War On Christmas”
Talib Kweli: “War On Christmas”

Who’s declaring war on Sandy Claws?

randytaylor69: “jólnir”
randytaylor69: “jólnir”

No idea what’s going on with this artist.

randytaylor69: “Kentucky Fried Christmas”
randytaylor69: “Kentucky Fried Christmas”

This artist exclusively traffics in Christmas tunes.

Echo Kid: “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)”
Echo Kid: “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)”

Nobody loves Xmas indie rock tunes more than Hump Day News.

Michael Christmas: “Nissan Altima”
Michael Christmas: “Nissan Altima”

Named after a car with an 84 out of 100 reliability rating.

Phoebe Bridgers: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Phoebe Bridgers: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

XMAS Is 4 EVA – we’re not fucking joking.

Phoebe Bridgers: “Christmas Song”
Phoebe Bridgers: “Christmas Song”

Christmas come early, or Christmas come late?

Me In Capris: “Lonely Christmas”
Me In Capris: “Lonely Christmas”

It’s not lonely... It’s a merry Christmas because it’s #XMAS4EVA.

The Ophelias: “Silver and Gold”
The Ophelias: “Silver and Gold”

An overlooked holiday number.

Teen Idle: “Another Christmas Song”
Teen Idle: “Another Christmas Song”

The Asbury Park artist is here to celebrate Christmas in the summer.

Silversun Pickups: “Just Like Christmas”
Silversun Pickups: “Just Like Christmas”

Silversun Pickup’s cover Low’s “Just Like Christmas” for charity.

Manchester Orchestra: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Manchester Orchestra: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

The Christmas classic comes alive in the hands of Manchester Orchestra.

U.S. Christmas: “The Valley Path”
U.S. Christmas: “The Valley Path”

“The Valley Path” is an experience you need to set aside time to appreciate.

Keith Christmas: “Round The Stones”
Keith Christmas: “Round The Stones”

An uplifting acoustic picker from a British chap with the last name “Christmas.” Done.

Leper: “In The Bleak Midwinter”
Leper: “In The Bleak Midwinter”

A dark, moody sing-a-long that carves the still-beating heart out of the chest of Xmas.

Christmas Aguilera: “All Wrapped Up”
Christmas Aguilera: “All Wrapped Up”

A high-stepping Xmas show tune in ‘70s glam rock dress.

Anna Paulette: “Sister Winter”
Anna Paulette: “Sister Winter”

A sweet solo strummer, perfect for enjoying by the Xmas tree or warm fire.

Christmas: “54-40 Or Fight”
Christmas: “54-40 Or Fight”

Not for relaxing by the fire. But maybe a nice fit for a rowdy Xmas afterparty with friends?

Julie Christmas: “July 31st”
Julie Christmas: “July 31st”

A little Tori Amos mixed with Lorde mixed with art metal stylings…

Hump Nights
Slo-Anne | Victor Jones | Statue | Salem June
Apr 26
Slo-Anne | Victor Jones | Statue | Salem June

Slo-Anne returns! or debuts! at Jamaica Plain’s favorite dive.

Foxtails / Andro Queen / Tysk Tysk Task
May 3
Foxtails / Andro Queen / Tysk Tysk Task

Foxtails (CT) headlining a bill of rah rah raw rock n roll.

TIFFY / TYSK TYSK TASK / BAD AT DRAWING
May 7
TIFFY / TYSK TYSK TASK / BAD AT DRAWING

A triplestack of rock in Rat City, USA.

Upnow! / Warmachine / Moss Boy
May 10
Upnow! / Warmachine / Moss Boy

The 4th Wall celebrates its 18-month anniversary at Capitol Theater.

The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream
May 14
The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream

Rock n roll legends The Zombies on the big screen.

HOUND HANDLER / SWEET PETUNIA / NEMARCA / KEEGAN JAMES
May 19
HOUND HANDLER / SWEET PETUNIA / NEMARCA / KEEGAN JAMES

A quadruplestack of folk rock in Rat City, USA.

BIMBO (MI) / Slo-Anne / Thought Partner
May 20
BIMBO (MI) / Slo-Anne / Thought Partner

BIMBO (MI) brings a night of art punk vibrations.

Neighborhood Shit | The Promised End | Fracture Type | Knock Over City
May 24
Neighborhood Shit | The Promised End | Fracture Type | Knock Over City

Matinees are punk rock.

Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band
May 31
Eniam | Trip Sitter | Weatherless | Rick Berlin & The Nickel and Dime Band

Maine backwards at Jamaica Plain’s favorite dive. Don’t miss this!

Latest Music
Antoni Maiovvi: “Semaphore”
Antoni Maiovvi: “Semaphore”

The debut release from New Haven’s Heatsync Records.

Just The FACS, Ma’am
Just The FACS, Ma’am

Midwestern troubadours sample the sandwiches at Deep Cuts.

Little Hag: “Hell Yes”
Little Hag: “Hell Yes”

An energizing lyrical refrain.

Moontype: “Long Country”
Moontype: “Long Country”

A jangly, whispy pop surprise.

Enji: “Ulbar”
Enji: “Ulbar”

A piquant hybrid of jazz and Mongolian folk.

youbet: “Deny”
youbet: “Deny”

Stompboxing guitar fun.

Yuvees: “Field Mouse”
Yuvees: “Field Mouse”

A noisy, banging buffet of rock n roll brouhaha.

Sharon Van Etten: “Idiot Box”
Sharon Van Etten: “Idiot Box”

A collab joint creates an alt folk popper.

Horsegirl: “Julie”
Horsegirl: “Julie”

What’s up with this Julie?

Five Nights At The Tree House
Five Nights At The Tree House

Music meets mass protest in the streets of Istanbul.

Ultra Deluxe: “Housed In The Arctic”
Ultra Deluxe: “Housed In The Arctic”

Everyone gets to sing! Some of them scream too!

Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations

Natalie Dietrich gets down with her bad self at Lilypad.

Mamalarky: “Feels So Wrong”
Mamalarky: “Feels So Wrong”

Ornate. Baroque. I’d call it “rococo” too but…

What The Fust?!
What The Fust?!

Fust uncorks the (alt) country at Deep Cuts.

Shane Pendergast: “Music Man”
Shane Pendergast: “Music Man”

A gentle acoustic picker.

Sunday Junkie: “Fever Dream”
Sunday Junkie: “Fever Dream”

At some point you just gotta release the album, right?

Send In The Clines
Send In The Clines

Rebecca Cline Quartet doesn’t need a definite article at Mad Monkfish.

The Backyard
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim
Holiday Shores: Columbus’d the Whim

Archives: Album Review // Holiday Shores’ Columbus’d The Whim.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (8/8/2009).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Free Rumeysa Ozturk.

Mobius Band: LIVE
Mobius Band: LIVE

Archives: LIVE at Middle East (12/2007).

Weather Pending: And How!
Weather Pending: And How!

Archives: Album // Weather Pending: And How!

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

To everything, a season — except fascism.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

From the Archives, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Middle East (11/2007).

Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth
Middle Distance Runner: The Sun & Earth

From the Archives, Middle Distance Runner : The Sun & Earth

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Becoming Anti-Social: a Six Point “Plan.”

Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible
Drug Rug: Paint the Fence Invisible

From the Archives, Drug Rug paints fences on its second album.

Drug Rug: LIVE
Drug Rug: LIVE

From the Archives, Drug Rug live at Milky Way (11/2007).

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

New Year, New Meh?

MMOSS: i
MMOSS: i

From the Archives, New Hampshire psych also rises.

Interview: Middle Distance Runner
Interview: Middle Distance Runner

A chat with Middle Distance Runner from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Less is more.

Bent Shapes: Feels Weird
Bent Shapes: Feels Weird

From the Archives, Feels Weird doesn’t feel weird at all.

Michael Gutierrez
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