Christmas A Go Go!

'Young hearts run free, they'll never be hung up, hung up from the tree.' That sounds like quite an excellent motto for this boisterous Christmas album of Veluwsch Kerst Collektiev. It's going all directions, musically wise. From punky tracks (STORT IN), singer songwriter (Ver Vlogen), to electropop (Draad Kwijt) and Spinvis references (De Moraal) and certainly has surprisingly strong tracks in store for us. The real Christmas feeling is at least 2000 miles away, the sleighbells in the studio were apparently lost, although a church bell can be heard every now and then. But lyrically it's quite good and entertaining. From fast food Christmas dinners, obligatory Christmas programs on TV and even an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol (A Christmas Carol in Proza). All in Dutch. Veluwsch Kerst Collektiev is a collab from all kind of young musicians from the middle east of The Netherlands. Check their complete 2020 album here . We missed out on Veluwsch Ke...

Ok, here we go again. This is the fourth year in a row for the Dutchies of Veluwsch Kerst Collektiev to release a complete Christmas album! First single 'Vergulden Pil' is released today and will be followed on December 3rd by an entire album. Vergulden Pil is quiet a catchy track in the best raunchy punkpop tradition and lyrics about two hostile acolytes in a derailed church service. Not too much Christmas feeling in the music though, but an overload of joyful enthusiasm makes up for a lot. Let's wait for the album within two weeks. Check at our site for previous years HERE . Insta account OVER THERE . 

Bony Macaroni once contributed to the Veluwsch Kerst Collektiev , but the collective sadly decided to stop celebrating Christmas back in 2021. And look: this year Bony Macaroni is releasing two Christmas singles by their own name. The first one is 'Christmas Mosquito Bites', see below. And although this cheerful track and corny video suggests otherwise, it lyrically has become a very sad, climate-critical song. Sounds much poppier than we are used to, but appearances can be deceiving.  Fortunately, things can still go faster, screamier and harder for The Bony Boys. And more hungover as well, as you can hear on their second Christmas track this year: 'December 25th (the morning after)'. After loads of cigarettes and booze, this raging punk track (ft. All Dogs go to Heaven) is what we get from them this Christmas. Awesome song guys, so cheers and let's have another one!  Insta here , their X over there .