Let’s get the horiday isht straight out of the way, and note (via Jinners)
that Pas/Cal have graciously posted their quasi-gay lo-fi
chamber-pop take on

Also, it’s my annual duty to refer you over to the Mommyheads site
for those old echs-muss ditties

Cory, when he’s not busy
laying down tracks for the upcoming Communique
full-length, has been listening to the “Shake Some Action” CD series, and has pulled a jangly pop nugget outta there
for ye:

Both Frank and murmur have both busted our their year-end lists. Get thee over to Frank’s straightaway to pick up tracks from the Shins, Pernice Bros., FOW, and more, while murmur offers up what appears to be this year’s only mention of the Lucksmiths album that came out in’03. Check out Sandringham Line.

And Gawkster has beaten me to the punch with the list of words to outlaw in ‘04. If I have to hear the word “snarky” one more time, I’m going to puke out my eyes.

Holiday cheerio, kids. I’m off to to try to avoid Columbus freeway snipers, treacherous icy mountain highways, orange-alert terrorist-commandeered aircraft crashes, and heavy cream sauces.