“Sometimes we throw in newer stuff,” singer and guitarist DeSomer says of the band s live sets. “For this we were really like, ‘Let’s just try and set the standard, because it started to feel like we were pulling covers from all over the place, and it felt too scattered.”
The album has fourteen tracks from artists ranging from the Statler Brothers to the Beach Boys, as well as four public-domain clips from ’60s television and movies. Many of the songs have been extensively covered by artists over the past several decades, but DeSomer’s untamed contralto vocals and the band’s stripped-down instrumentals impart a fresh spin on the otherwise well-trod tunes.
Former Flash Mountain Flood bassist Derek Dames Ohl dropped a Colorado-themed holiday tune this year. The folksy song was written last Christmas Eve, and Ohl hopes it comforts people during this lonely COVID-19 holiday season. Accompanied by a music video, it is the perfect homage to the state s beautiful winters. The track is available on Bandcamp.
Infamous Stringdusters Based in Denver, the Infamous Stringdusters have released their tenth studio album,
Dust the Halls: An Acoustic Christmas Holiday. In November, they released Little Drummer Boy and Deck the Halls, and now the acoustic album is loaded with more of your Christmas favorites. The quintet, which includes Andy Falco on guitar, Chris Pandolfi on banjo, Andy Hall on dobro, Jeremy Garrett on fiddle and Travis Book on double base, blends bluegrass and rock to get you in the holiday spirit.