Yesterday I wrote about 2 new Christmas songs from the west coast folk collective known as Branches. But that’s not really the whole story on this band. They have just released their second ep and it’s fantastic. The three song ep is titled Cabin – probably from the Santa Cruz cabin the record was recorded in.
The song “In the Morning” has the handclaps all the indie kids go nuts for, harmonica reminiscent of Greenwich Village circa 1966, and a singalong chorus that wouldn’t be too out of place on an Arcade Fire b-side. The song only clocks in at a little over 2 minutes so you’ll really have to buy the whole ep (here via Bandcamp) to get the full effect of this rising band.
If you’re in the LA area check out the band this weekend at Hotel Cafe (Dec. 10).
Bonus Christmas songs: