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Final Thunder
It’s Not Christmas But
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Leeds underdog overachievers the one and solely Final Thunder launch Christmas track. ‘Characteristically chaotic and groovy, ‘It’s Not Christmas But’ finds singer Matthew at odds with the remainder of the bands’ pro-Christmas message’. Scrooge-like Ged Babey is with the singer, till he says: “I’ve bought an concept, let’s cease speaking about Christmas, it’s not Christmas but. Anyway, no matter, Merry Christmas, I’m getting a brand new monkey.”
We love Final Thunder. The Solely Band who Actually Don’t Give a .. Monkeys! Their album hit the quantity 8 spot in our High 100 Albums of the 12 months 2024 and deservedly so, as a result of a lot of us at LTW adore the uninhibited, improvised, inventive enjoyable they’ve with music.
A spokesman for the largely Studying-disabled band stated:
It has been a 12 months stuffed with ups, downs, twists, turns and surprises. From loosing all grant assist and the band practically coming to an finish, to going viral with our Gofundme marketing campaign and receiving assist from the likes of Yard Act and Tim Burgess. We wish to present our gratitude to Pyramid Arts, the charity who supported us for thus lengthy by donating all the cash from the sale of this single to them. Merry Christmas from Final Thunder
By no means Thoughts The Tune, the video is a piece of genius, capturing the sheer pleasure and mischief of being in a band and showing-off and messing about along with your mates. However it’s a nice track in that chaotic, ‘punk-rock’, free expression method that defines the perfect music (for my part.)
A looping dub-punk bassline, disco drums and eclectic electronics collide with the compulsory sleigh bells and festive cheer as frontman Matthew recounts every part he can’t stand concerning the ‘vacation season’.
A searing stream of consciousness interspersed with rhyming couplets just like the withering “Christmas Cake / For God’s Sake”, the band rise to match Matthew’s depth with angular guitar suggestions, spiralling synth sonics and blown out festive samples earlier than the entire track implodes in Christmas-flavoured chaos.
Wouldn’t or not it’s nice to listen to it on the radio as a substitute of the same-old Xmas hits ? Eager about it, it’s the proper reply to Saint Noddy and his annual untimely bellow of “It’s Christmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasss!”
To thank their supporters of ten years, all gross sales of ‘It’s Not Christmas But’ shall be donated to Pyramid; a Leeds-based charity that invests in individuals with a studying incapacity, autism, or each, by the invention, growth and disruption of the humanities.
James Mabbett, Straightforward Listening Data stated: “We thought it might be a good way to bookend the 12 months by giving one thing again to the charity which supported the band for thus a few years.”
James Hill from Pyramid stated: “The band is a superb instance of how one can take away obstacles for individuals with studying disabilities and/or autism to enter the inventive trade and we’re excited to see what they produce subsequent”
I used to be going to ask Matthew from the band what they considered getting such a excessive inserting in our finish of 12 months album listings however then I noticed that it’s not one thing he would give a second thought to. His reply would most likely be “Crocodile Sandwich!”
Final Thunder are lovely individuals, artists who make us smile and dance and groove to their music as a result of they’ve been given that chance by two very cool individuals known as James and an awesome, useful organisation. Lengthy might all of them proceed.
And I do know It’s Not Christmas But – however when it’s. Put some tinsel in your monkey!
Final Thunder Bandcamp – Purchase The Tune… and the album!
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All phrases Ged Babey, with quotes and press launch content material in italics
Beforehand on LTW….
Paul Clarke first wrote about Final Thunder on Louder Than Conflict two and a half years in the past
The fund-raiser we reported right here
The A Spider Will Come… album was reviewed right here
The band have been interviewed right here
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