RIP Shane MacGowan

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Written By Michael Gutierrez
Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)

RIP Shane MacGowan.

More holiday tunes for your perusal. The more, the merrier. That’s what they tell me.

Eat, drink, and be merry.

Featured
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…

Santa’s Little Helper: “The Sleigh, Sleigh, Sleigh Brought My Presents Today”
Santa’s Little Helper: “The Sleigh, Sleigh, Sleigh Brought My Presents Today”

Santa’s Little Helper Xmas-fies The Ramones’ classic “The KKK Took My Baby Away.” Why not?

Grim Christmas: “Jingle Bells”
Grim Christmas: “Jingle Bells”

Black metal musicians sneaky love Xmas, right?

Scott Patrick Knies: “Symphony”
Scott Patrick Knies: “Symphony”

Knies delivers classical guitar stylings with a holiday kick.

Michael Christmas: “SIDEWAYS”
Michael Christmas: “SIDEWAYS”

Fire beats and bass line bring up the rear as Michael Christmas’s rhyme blaze the path ahead.

Christmas: “Acclimation”
Christmas: “Acclimation”

Make your Xmas a doom metal Xmas.

 
Latest Music
Nyesui Loe and Loman: “50,000 YEN”
Nyesui Loe and Loman: “50,000 YEN”

A glitzy downtempo soul-inflected hip hop promenade.

Public Faces: “All The Luck”
Public Faces: “All The Luck”

Mellow, Beatles’ psych-tinged popper.

girl ultra: “bruce willisss”
girl ultra: “bruce willisss”

Bruce Willis is in a strange space.

Time and Place: “Liar and a Cheat”
Time and Place: “Liar and a Cheat”

The folk punkers are back at it with a new single.

JPEGMAFIA: “Exmilitary”
JPEGMAFIA: “Exmilitary”

Hip hop drama don drops a medium tempo banger.

Sulaiman: “What Other Options”
Sulaiman: “What Other Options”

A medium tempo hip hop ambler.

Blue Heron: “Qui n’aroit autre deport”
Blue Heron: “Qui n’aroit autre deport”

A medieval banger from everyone’s favorite early music group.

Tracers
Tracers

Trace Mountains outlines summits at Deep Cuts.

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

An acoustic punk Xmas strummer.

A Day at the Symphony
A Day at the Symphony

It’s the 2001 Space Odyssey opener, dummy, at Symphony Hall.

Cinchel: “Dance Butterfly Rosebush”
Cinchel: “Dance Butterfly Rosebush”

Noise, experiments, experimental noise.

Up On The Bill
Up On The Bill

Otis Shanty celebrate a new album at Crystal Ballroom.

James Brandon Lewis: “Send Seraphic Beings”
James Brandon Lewis: “Send Seraphic Beings”

Tenor saxophone in the new Old School fashion.

SUSS: “Flight”
SUSS: “Flight”

Cosmic Americana?

Daniel Knox: “Don’t Forget To Cry”
Daniel Knox: “Don’t Forget To Cry”

Where in the world is Daniel Knox?

What’s the Fuzzstival?
What’s the Fuzzstival?

Greg Freeman closes out a doozy at the Amory.

Claire Rousay: “iii”
Claire Rousay: “iii”

Film scores are not everyone’s cup of tea.

The Backyard
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.

Interview: Lord Jeff
Interview: Lord Jeff

A chat with Lord Jeff from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Quiz Time! The Hump Nights giveaways get an upgrade.

Interview: Arms and Sleepers
Interview: Arms and Sleepers

A chat with Arms and Sleepers from the Archives.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Hump Day News reflects on what the site fucked up (and did right!) in 2023.

One Door Closes, The 4th Wall Opens
One Door Closes, The 4th Wall Opens

Andrew Stern; interview with DIY venue 4th Wall organizers; and more.

AER079: You Can Be A Wesley
AER079: You Can Be A Wesley

An Ampeater Review of You Can Be A Wesley from the Archives.

Just Ask Ansel
Just Ask Ansel

The nation’s leading incel advice columnist on love and life.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Hump Day News kicks off Hump Nights.

Sharon Is Carin’
Sharon Is Carin’

The nation’s leading wellness goddess on living better.

Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor

Hump Day News supports Bandcamp United on May Day and every day!

Interview: Sammy Yager of Birthdays
Interview: Sammy Yager of Birthdays

A chat with the Sammy Yager of Birthdays from the Archives.

Just Ask Ansel
Just Ask Ansel

The nation’s leading incel advice columnist on love and life.

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