The largest musical shock of this Christmas shouldn’t be the back-to-back Christmas Number Ones for songs about sausage rolls however a monster jam coming in scorching from Hypnospace Outlaw. The Chowder Man, a light rockstar you might need encountered when browsing the data sleeperhighway, launched a Christmas track over the weekend. It’s named Christmas Pain In Christmas Town and right here’s the factor: it’s an absolute banger. A correct nice Christmas track. A good friend who doesn’t know Hynospace likened it to a Carly Rae Jepsen track, which is one in all pop’s highest compliments. And the Hynospace-y music video, oh my!
REALLY GOOD.
Genuinely a implausible Christmas track. I like the maximalist refrain, coming again spherical and spherical. I like the way it balances the pathetic and clumsy in opposition to heartfelt tragedy. The Chowder Man is aware of he fucked it, he’s chilly and afraid, he’s ruined the dream he had for Christmas and their life collectively, and simply needs he may slide down his child’s chimney tonight. There isn’t any time of the 12 months higher for grand emotional gestures. Fantastic stuff. And that video by Hynospace creator Jay Tholen, rattling.
Like The Chowder Man’s songs in Hypnospace, that is the work of usually-one-man band Hot Dad, who’s joined right here by Dave Pino and his scorching shredding. You can pay attention Christmas Pain to on Bandcamp and Spotify too, the place you’ll discover extra of Hot Dad’s music. I’m notably keen on Are You Afraid Of The Dark? from his album of TV theme tunes, which is an actual sturdy temper for a track impressed by Canadian children TV.
Hypnospace Outlaw presently has a 25% low cost within the Christmas gross sales, by the best way, bringing it right down to £11.61/€12.59/$14.99 on Steam and Itch.io. Do learn our Hypnospace Outlaw review, which declared it “completely splendid.” If you’ve already jacked in, hey, you would possibly like The Mechanic how its mock-1990s Internet was made.
I feel my coronary heart would burst if Carly Rae coated Christmas Pain In Christmas Town.
