This Christmas single from Liverpool-based trio Hot Club De Paris is full of their usual… unusualness, if that’s a word. Festive bells and melodies are woven intricately into a time signature that flits around almost as fast as the guitarist’s left hand must to get around that fret board. Where the song falls down is hard to say exactly, because it really doesn’t, but nor does it take off to the skies like an infectious math-rock enigma as previous singles have done. The b-side, an acoustic cover of The Clash’s ‘Straight To Hell’, is nicely done, but drags a bit after a while. Overall, this single is pretty much guaranteed to be better than its rivals in the Christmas chart, but that doesn’t mean it’s great.
Rating: 7/10
Author: Rory Walker
