I‘m not precisely sure why this single is clad in what appears to be an offcut from Santa’s trousers, but there is the benefit that we’re not actually several days late in reviewing what isn’t, after all, a festive single.
The other good news is that everyone can go and track down Dan Lyth’s tune and buy or download it or whatever, because I would confidently recommend that you do so. What’s a pleasant acoustic tune on the surface is on closer inspection a fantastic work with smart harmonies, cleverly-constructed instrumentation, and smart lyrics that get the listener thinking e.g. “I heard on the car radio last night / that they finally decided that everyone was right all along / it was everyone else that was wrong”. If you care about thought-out alternative pop done with subtlety but full of life, you need to hear this now – don’t wait until next December.
