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Claire Birchall returns with a stand-alone Xmas single, “All That Matters (it’s Christmas time)”, out today on Night Owl Records. It’s a rocking stocking-stuffer; all jangly-chord soul with sleigh-sled percussion that joins the rare ranks of secular holiday songs that don't stink.
Heathens beware though: it's for ye faithful of Yuletide spirit. Strip the crass commercialism and formalities and you're left with the ones you love, day drunkenness, stereo sing-a-longs and familial infighting. "Come on, join in", shouts Claire in a euphoric declaration of togetherness, underlined by her trademark Mascis-saturated licks before the band sends it to transcendent backing-vocal Valhalla.
The Xmas spirits bestowed the seeds of the song upon Claire in a dream, who awoke from her slumber lunging for a guitar, pen and paper to frantically complete the Xmas miracle before it faded to obscurity. The finished product was then festively bedecked in rock goodness by The Phantom Hitchhikers, her backing band consisting of members of The Happy Lonesome, The Coves and Paper Planes. It's the bands’ first release from sessions helmed by Dan Sullivan, who makes a jolly appearance in the “All That Matters" promo clip (streaming on any device near you NOW).
Get the single roast-hot as it won't be on the debut Hitchhiker's album when it lands 2017!