Single Assessment
Final Thunder
It’s Not Christmas But
Straightforward Listening Information
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Leeds underdog overachievers the one and solely Final Thunder launch Christmas tune. ‘Characteristically chaotic and groovy, ‘It’s Not Christmas But’ finds singer Matthew at odds with the remainder of the bands’ pro-Christmas message’. Scrooge-like Ged Babey is with the singer, till he says: “I’ve bought an concept, let’s cease speaking about Christmas, it’s not Christmas but. Anyway, no matter, Merry Christmas, I’m getting a brand new monkey.”
We love Final Thunder. The Solely Band who Really Don’t Give a .. Monkeys! Their album hit the quantity 8 spot in our Prime 100 Albums of the 12 months 2024 and deservedly so, as a result of a lot of us at LTW adore the uninhibited, improvised, artistic enjoyable they’ve with music.
A spokesman for the principally Studying-disabled band stated:
It has been a 12 months filled with ups, downs, twists, turns and surprises. From loosing all grant assist and the band almost coming to an finish, to going viral with our Gofundme marketing campaign and receiving assist from the likes of Yard Act and Tim Burgess. We need to present our gratitude to Pyramid Arts, the charity who supported us for thus lengthy by donating all the cash from the sale of this single to them. Merry Christmas from Final Thunder
By no means Thoughts The Music, the video is a piece of genius, capturing the sheer pleasure and mischief of being in a band and showing-off and messing about together with your mates. However it’s a nice tune in that chaotic, ‘punk-rock’, free expression approach that defines one of the best music (in my view.)
A looping dub-punk bassline, disco drums and eclectic electronics collide with the compulsory sleigh bells and festive cheer as frontman Matthew recounts all the pieces he can’t stand concerning the ‘vacation season’.
A searing stream of consciousness interspersed with rhyming couplets just like the withering “Christmas Cake / For God’s Sake”, the band rise to match Matthew’s depth with angular guitar suggestions, spiralling synth sonics and blown out festive samples earlier than the entire tune implodes in Christmas-flavoured chaos.
Wouldn’t it’s nice to listen to it on the radio as a substitute of the same-old Xmas hits ? Occupied with it, it’s the right reply to Saint Noddy and his annual untimely bellow of “It’s Christmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasss!”
To thank their supporters of ten years, all gross sales of ‘It’s Not Christmas But’ might be donated to Pyramid; a Leeds-based charity that invests in individuals with a studying incapacity, autism, or each, via the invention, improvement and disruption of the humanities.
James Mabbett, Straightforward Listening Information stated: “We thought it could be an effective way to bookend the 12 months by giving one thing again to the charity which supported the band for thus a few years.”
James Hill from Pyramid stated: “The band is an excellent instance of how one can take away obstacles for individuals with studying disabilities and/or autism to enter the artistic trade and we’re excited to see what they produce subsequent”
I used to be going to ask Matthew from the band what they thought of getting such a excessive inserting in our finish of 12 months album listings however then I spotted that it’s not one thing he would give a second thought to. His reply would most likely be “Crocodile Sandwich!”
Final Thunder are lovely individuals, artists who make us smile and dance and groove to their music as a result of they’ve been given that chance by two very cool individuals referred to as James and an amazing, priceless organisation. Lengthy might all of them proceed.
And I do know It’s Not Christmas But – however when it’s. Put some tinsel in your monkey!
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All phrases Ged Babey, with quotes and press launch content material in italics
Beforehand on LTW….
Paul Clarke first wrote about Final Thunder on Louder Than Battle two and a half years in the past
The fund-raiser we reported right here
The A Spider Will Come… album was reviewed right here
The band had been interviewed right here
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