Listen: Spectrals release rather freaky Christmas tune

Still not afraid to sound like they’re stuck at the bottom of a canyon, dream-pop duo Spectrals have recorded a really quite lovely Christmas-themed track called “It’s Xmas and I’ve Got Everything I Want”.

In the scuzziest Christmas song you will ever hear (and I mean that in the nicest possible way), the brothers from Heckmondwick are sure to soak everything, even the innocent jingle bells, in a large vat of reverb. Fortunately, the vocal harmonies are still discernable, and the tune is actually pretty bloody catchy.

…And then it fades out… and when it comes back in, it sounds like a cassette player’s bad dream. A haunting “it’s Christmas” floats over a desolate soundscape of staccato guitar and amplifier feedback in possibly the most surreal four minutes of music witnessed by man.

You have to hear it to fully understand… But fortunately you can download the track with the wee down arrow to the right of the player. Merry Christmas!

Listen: “It’s Xmas and I’ve Got Everything I Want”