New holiday music on Cycles Per Second’s 8th annual seasonal special, which this year fell on Christmas Day., with fittingly wintry tunes from the global indie underground. It’s a mix of covers and originals, from jingle-jangling pop to atonal punk.

Like gifts under a tree, you can find links for for more underneath…

PLAYLIST:

The Cords – Favourite Time
https://thecordsband.bandcamp.com/album/favourite-time

Neil Brogan – Last Minute Christmas List
https://neilbrogan.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-2024

Simon Chesterfield – Last Train To Christmas
https://snowflakeschristmassingles.bandcamp.com/album/last-train-to-christmas-b-w-i-believe-in-father-christmas

Adam Hopper (& The Wimps) – Get Lloyd A Christmas Card (Lloyd Loves Christmas)
https://itsadamhopper.bandcamp.com/track/get-lloyd-a-christmas-card-lloyd-loves-christmas

The Reds, Pinks & Purples – Don’t Be So Morbid This Christmas
https://theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com/track/dont-be-so-morbid-this-christmas

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby – Festive AF
https://wrecklessericamyrigby.bandcamp.com/track/festive-af

Dew Claw – Santa Can Get Lost
https://dedewclaw.bandcamp.com/track/santa-can-get-lost

Mattiel – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight​)​
https://mattiel.bandcamp.com/track/merry-christmas-i-dont-want-to-fight-tonight

SLANDER TONGUE – Let It Snow
https://aliensnatch.bandcamp.com/album/slander-tongue-let-it-snow

Computer – Blue Christmas
https://kingfisherbluez.bandcamp.com/album/kingfisher-bluez-christmas-single-2024

voyeur’s market – take care of santa’s business
https://voyeursmarket.bandcamp.com/album/songs-o-yule

En Attendant Ana – Close Your Mouth Because Christmas Is The Day !
https://enattendantana.bandcamp.com/album/en-attendant-ana-sings-christmas

Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom – You’re All I Want For Christmas
https://deanandbritta.bandcamp.com/album/a-peace-of-us

A Certain Ratio – Now and Laughter
https://acertainratio.bandcamp.com/album/christmasville-uk-ep

The Fanciful Guitar of Andrew Beaujon – The Lonely Surfer
https://thefancifulguitarofandrewbeaujon.bandcamp.com/album/peace-on-surf

Kestrels – Last Christmas
https://kestrels.bandcamp.com/track/last-christmas

Sugar World – Hark The Herald Angels Sing
https://sundayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-sugar-christmas-vol-2

On this week’s show: Melodic Kiwi punk (Transistors) and jumpy German punk (New Adults). American indie rock from Philly (NRG) to Richmond, VA (Tentative Decisions) to western Mass (The Classicals). Guitars from jangly to jittery to all fuzzed-out, from France (Belmont Witch) to the Netherlands (The Garnals) to Australia (Extra Foxx). Plus new Swedish pop (Club 8), some ex-Orange Juice (David McClymont) w/a dash of ex-Go-Between and an old fave from D.C. band Eggs.

More music from the artists featured on this week’s show is just a click away…

PLAYLIST:

NRG – Everything’s Gone
https://discontinuousinnovationinc.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-career

Transistors – Ogden City Mall
https://transistors.bandcamp.com/album/everything-will-never-happen-again

Tentative Decisions – Shake it
https://sockhead.bandcamp.com/album/public-access

New Adults – Postcard
https://flennen.bandcamp.com/album/listen-to-new-adults

The Garnals – Buzz Me In
https://brighterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/buzz-me-in

Belmont Witch – Mundo Rumbo
https://polaksrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mundo-rumbo

Extra Foxx – Lily’s Song
https://swashbucklinghoborecords.bandcamp.com/album/outsiderland

The Classicals – I Was a Fish
https://requestedrecords.bandcamp.com/track/i-was-a-fish-single

liverr – love letter
https://trustblinks.bandcamp.com/album/love-letter-b-w-you-shouldnt-just-be

Donna Allen – Telescope Of Heart
https://evernever-records.bandcamp.com/album/atom-ic-citizen-of-the-dying-empire

shower curtain – benadryl man
https://showercurtain.bandcamp.com/album/words-from-a-wishing-well-2

Above Me – Grass Mouth
https://dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/we-wouldnt-change-a-thing

Club 8 – Getting By
https://club8band.bandcamp.com/album/a-year-with-club-8

David McClymont – molecular
https://davidmcclymont77.bandcamp.com/album/a-brief-history-of-time

Eggs – The Government Administrator (full version)
https://eggsdc.bandcamp.com/album/the-government-administrator