SCO: We Wish You a Deathy Christmas

Over the weekend we got a new roommate, found lost sport coat, scored the last copy of the Blue Letter/Tambersauro 10“ split from Sound Exchange (attn Esotype Records: get to re-stocking) and were leaked a few more tracks from Sneaky Like a Villain, the forthcoming Spain Colored Orange LP. And, it turns out, in addition to containing the foremost candidate for feel good hit of the summer (‘Who Am I’), the new record also contains a track that might well score the Grammy for “Best Christmas Song to Put on Repeat while Using a Gas Oven as a Pillow.”

Ambient and creepy, ‘Christmas Night’ slowly drips down the walls to join a puddle of black tar on the floor below. Forget jingle bells and heralding trumpets, all you’ll find here are lonely piano clinks, sad horns, choral moans and the spooky strings of Two Star Symphony (whose accompaniment is found throughout the album).

Oh and the other tracks are good too – and confirm our earlier sentiments. We’ll share when we can.