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For those who don’t know, Emery ranks among my favorite bands right now.  I love their in-your-face music, but also admire the thoughtfulness that they put into their lyrics, as well as the steps they’ve taken over the years to grow as a band.  Over the course of their last 4 releases, the band has explored new styles, tried new things, and I think has created within their fan base an expectation for innovation.

If you’ve listened to Emery–ever–you might expect their Christmas offering for this year’s Happy Christmas compilation (by Tooth and Nail records) to be more of the same intense approach that has been a hallmark of their music (including their last Christmas single, Ho Ho Hey, a Way for Santa’s Sleigh).  However, Emery’s contribution is atypical, in more ways than one.

What is most immediately apparent is the aesthetic of the music.  A far cry from the scream-core for which they are most well known (and loved), this song is a stripped down acoustic set that would could be easily imagined to come from a group like Copeland.  It’s simply, but tastefully arranged and composed, and I think really shows that Emery is capable of much more musically than what some More >