Does the early November start to Christmas season already have you down? Do you meet holiday cheer with a holiday sneer? Is your “jingle bells” really more of a “batman smells”? Well then, David Bazan’s Dark Sacred Night might just be the album you need!
Hi, I’m Jeremy Klein, here with no express, written content from the artist or the label, to talk to you about David Bazan’s Dark Sacred Night. Previously, David Bazan had released a series of 7-inches via Suicide Squeeze containing somber, reflective renditions of Christmas songs. Those 7-inches have long since gone out of print, but today, Bazan and Suicide Squeeze are taking 10 of those songs out of the vault, remixing and remastering them, and compiling them into one release for your listening pleasure. Whether it be renditions of Christmas carols like “Silent Night,” covers of modern holiday songs like “Happy Xmas (War is Over),” or potential new standards like “Wish My Kids Were Here,” Dark Sacred Night has it all.
That’s 10 Bazan Christmas songs, one album, and also one overarching feeling of contemplation about how the holidays aren’t necessarily a happy time for everyone! To hear Bazan himself tell it, “I’m bringing up a lot of hard things in terms of religion, family, commercialism gone mad.” Speaking of commercialism gone mad, folks, vinyl copies have already sold out (!), but there is still time to get Dark Sacred Night on CD or, and this is the first time these songs have ever been released in this format… digitally.
But wait, act now, and we’ll let you hear Bazan’s version of “Silent Night” now, free, for one installment of continuing to read this bizarre text-based infomercial!
Dark Sacred Night is out November 11 via Suicide Squeeze. You can also catch Bazan performing live in various living rooms across the West Coast of the United States, as well as in more “conventional” venues, where he’ll be performing a handful of Christmas shows.
David Bazan On Tour
11.29.16 - Richland, WA - Living Room Show
11.30.16 - Boise, ID - Living Room Show
12.01.16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Living Room Show
12.04.16 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar*
12.06.16 - San Diego, CA - Living Room Show
12.07.16 - Aliso Viejo, CA - Living Room Show
12.08.16 - Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge*
12.09.16 - Bakersfield, CA - Living Room Show
12.10.16 - Modesto, CA Living Room
12.11.16 - San Jose, CA - Living Room Show
12.13.16 - San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall*
12.14.16 - Sacramento, CA Living Room
12.15.16 - Medford, OR - Living Room Show
12.16.16 - Eugene, OR - Living Room Show
12.17.16 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall*
12.18.16 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s*
* Christmas show
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