Hope everybody had a freakin' fantastic holiday! We've got one more treat for you from our buddies Brighter Shades, a cover of The Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick". It's a melodious piece of Christmas bliss, and can be streamed on their AP.net Profile or downloaded here.
Our dear friend Chase Pagan put out one of the year's better records, Bells and Whistles, in June. Now, he's sat down with his son and created a splendid low-fi Christmas carol just for AP.net. Grab "Just My Christmas" right here. Thanks Chase and Chase Jr.
It's finally Christmas Eve and The Gay Blades have provided us with a little ABSOLUTExclusive stocking stuffer called "Christmas Wish (In June)". Grab the romantic ode right here and let us know any traditions your family has in store for this night.
The Transit War's Mike Frey recorded a cover of U2's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" under the moniker of his new side project ...students. You can listen slash download the ABSOLUTExclusive cover right here.
For this year's first holiday ABSOLUTExclusive, Absolute 100 inductees The Rocketboys recorded a cover of "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" just for you all. Head over to the band's AP.net profile to stream or download it here.
Merry Christmas all! For the final holiday ABSOLUTExclusive we bring you a very intimate video of our boys in House of Heroes performing a stunning, acoustic, fireside rendition of "Silent Night". You can find it in the replies. Hope everyone has enjoyed this year's holiday exclusives and have a very wonderful holiday!
Head to The Gay Blades' AP.net Profile to check out their holiday ABSOLUTExclusive jam, "Xmas." And stay tuned, for some of the best is yet to come as the holiday approaches.
Another double holiday ABSOLUTExclusive comin' at ya from two great up and comers. On Halos' AP.net Profile you'll find a revised rendition of the classic "Favorite Things." And on The Cast Before The Break's AP.net Profile you'll find another unique rendition of "Silent Night." Enjoy!
We've got two great 111 Records artists providing today's holiday ABSOLUTExclusives. First is a touching original track titled "Next Year" by The Windupdeads, found here. Second is a digital take on the classic "Carol of the Bells" by Canon, found here.
My house is surrounded by six feet of snow and it kind of makes me dream of Christmas in California. Lucky for me, we've posted That Was Something performing "California Christmas" as today's holiday ABSOLUTExclusive. Stream it on their AP.net Profile.
A few days ago we posted Socratic's "A Christmas Coal Carol" for download, but now we've got the holiday ABSOLUTExclusive premiere of the music video the band filmed for the song. Check the super joyous footage in the replies, it will surely make your yuletide gay.
This holiday ABSOLUTExclusive is not one or two tracks, but TEN! No Sleep Records had their family and friends record a variety of holiday tunes and you can download all of them, for free, right here. The compilation includes bands like La Dispute, The Wonder Years, and read more]
Have we got an early stocking stuffer for you. Head to The Reign of Kindo's AP.net Profile to hear a Holiday ABSOLUTExclusive cover of "What Child Is This?" done in that sultry, jazzy, delectable style that only the Kindo can deliver. Buy the record here.
The AP.net snowflakes have arrived, and for our fifth Holiday ABSOLUTExclusive, our friend Jason Suwito of Polaris At Noon has agreed to give away his top-notch covers of three Christmas classics for free. If you head to his AP.net Profile you can stream the songs as a preview, then click the Holiday Exclusive icon to make them your own!
After you've scarfed down some stuffing, enjoy a Holiday ABSOLUTExclusive free download of two tracks track from indie singer/songwriter Rosie Thomas. On her AP.net Profile you'll find the songs, one joyous and one lovely. Happy holiday!
The newest addition to our holiday ABSOLUTExclusive series is MC Lars. We're premiering two tracks off of his new 4-song EP, The Green Christmas EP, "I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas" (featuring Jaret Redick of Bowling for Soup) and "I Want My Guns 'N Roses." This new EP is digital only and will be available on Tuesday through Redick's new label, Crappy Records. Check out the new tunes here.
Yes, you read the title right. Our second Holiday ABSOLUTExclusive comes from none other than ultra right-wing reporter Stephen Colbert. Check out this ecard featuring the premiere of his track, "Another Christmas Song," from the upcoming album A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
You may remember last year we debuted the Holiday ABSOLUTExclusive series with some pretty glorious tunes. Well we're bringing it back again in '08 and kicking it off with... who else but Relient K! Head to the replies for the premiere of the band's new animated featurette for their song "Sleigh Ride." Then go head and enter our Relient K read more]
For our Christmas Day ABSOLUTExclusive, please click here to download Thomas Dutton (Forgive Durden) and Greta Salpeter's (The Hush Sound) rendition of the holiday classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside." We hope you've enjoyed these exclusives and had the happiest of holidays!
For today's ABSOLUTExclusive holiday tune, head to Courage Call's AP Profile to download the up and coming pop-rocker's cover of "All I Want For Christmas." Stay tuned... more stocking stuffers on the way.
Taking the humorous route to the Christmas song, Kiss Kiss provide our sixth holiday ABSOLUTExclusive. On the band's AP Profile you can download "Frosty The Puddle Man."
It's not over yet. Today we've got the ABSOLUTExclusive premiere of The New Frontiers' beautiful take on "Christmastime is Here." Head to the band's AP Profile to download or stream the song in all its glory. And don't forget you can click the feature at the upper left of AP.net to check out the other holiday exclusives. More holly jolly to come.
In light of Anton's discussion topic, let's add another December-inspired tune to the list. Our fourth holiday ABSOLUTExclusive comes from Automatic Loveletter (whose vocals you might recognize from recording with Cartel and All Time Low). Head to their AP Profile to stream "San Francisco."
We've got a third holiday ABSOLUTExclusive for you guys from The Secret Handshake. Head to his AP Profile to download or stream the new holiday-themed song "Xmas In Cali '06." More yuletide tunes to come.
It's December 1st - now we can officially get into the holiday spirit around here. The "holiday theme" is back! If you have another theme selected (or can't see it), you can pick the theme on your options page (bottom of the page). Happy holidays everyone, from all of us here at AP.net.
For our second holiday ABSOLUTExclusive, we present Patent Pending's music video for their new Christmas track "She's A Ho, Ho, Ho Merry Christmas." Check it out in the replies or on the band's AP Profile. There may be a few more of these exclusives on the way.
So the holidays are around the corner and it's time to start waxing nostalgic with indie rock holiday tunes, right? Well AP has some friends with some new yuletide jams to share. Head to Brighten's AP Profile for a holiday ABSOLUTExclusive, a stream of their new song "Merry Christmas Baby," also featuring The Maine. Then, in the spirit of giving, check out our read more]
