^preview: The Genius Of The Crowd, by Esther Burns

they will hate you and their hatred will be perfect like a shining diamond like a knife like a mountain like a tiger like hemlock their finest art --Charles Bukowski, "The Genius Of The Crowd" That about sums it up, no? The new...

mp3 The Tallest Man On Earth – “1904″

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^Video Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – “Man On Fire”

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^video:“Caro Capitano” by Monti Fiori

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^stream: Death Dreams, by PS I Love You

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^video: “The Cherry Tree Carol,” by Forest Mountain Hymnal

November 18, 2011 | by Fred

If you’re like us, you’re not only not ready for Christmas, you’re not even ready for people to start asking if you’re ready for Christmas. But the wind is getting cold, the Santa suits are getting fitted, and the billboards for the tree-lighting ceremonies suggest you Like the Facebook page from your 4G wireless digital devices.

But let’s consider ourselves lucky by at least one measure: the Christmas-themed albums in our corner of the musical landscape aren’t schmaltzy, or saccharine, or really anything to do with Christmas at all. To wit, “The Cherry Tree Carol,” by Forest Mountain Hymnal, from their forthcoming EP Christmas Hymnal. The video is unpretentious to a fault, while the track is slow, organic, and bewitched. Look for Christmas Hymnal on December 1.

Speaking of, get to know the duo’s Halloween-themed EP here.

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