- Summary: The fourth solo release for the Everything But The Girl singer is a Christmas collection with ten cover songs and two original songs. Ben Watt, Leo Taylor, Steve Pearce, and producer Ewan Pearson contribute to the album as guest musicians.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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| When someone very dear Calls you with the words “everything's all clear “ That's what you want to hear But you know it might be different in the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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MagnetJan 4, 2013Essentially, it's the super-cool but super-classy Christmas record all hipsters hope they'll find under their tree this year. [No. 94, p.61]
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Nov 28, 2012The true spirit of Christmas is safe in Tracey Thorn's hands.
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Oct 29, 2012Tracey Thorn's fourth solo set, though, is the best of the bunch [of Christmas albums], its sparse songs home to a seasonal standard, choice covers of Dolly Parton, White Stripes and Randy Newman songs and, in Joy and the title track, two fabulous self-penned tunes.
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Dec 21, 2012Tracey Thorn takes a wider brief than usual for her Christmas Album Tinsel & Lights, mostly avoiding the routine carols and standards in favour of left-field choices.
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Nov 2, 2012Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn's Tinsel and Lights is just that, and you could do worse than add it to this year's Santa list.
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Nov 1, 2012The moments of goodness and light here bump up against plenty of songs that are depressing or otherwise unseasonal-feeling. You're happy to get the present, but it's not exactly what you would've asked for from Santa.
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Oct 29, 2012While the low-key arrangements and melancholic song choices may make Tinsel And Lights an EastEnders special of a Christmas album, if you're planning on a microwaved turkey dinner for one this year, there's probably no better soundtrack.
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