Noriegas, The / A Very Noriega Christmas
Album: A Very Noriega Christmas   Collection:General
Artist:Noriegas, The   Added:Feb 2017
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-02-08 Pull Date: 2017-04-12 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Apr 2 Mar 26 Mar 19 Feb 26 Feb 19 Feb 12
Airplays: 1 2 1 3 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 24, 2022: Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
All I Want For Christmas Is You (As Performed By My Chemical Romance)
4. Mar 22, 2017: Brownian Motion
The Dreidel Song (Traditional)
2. Mar 29, 2017: Brownian Motion
Christmas Lights (Coldplay)
5. Mar 15, 2017: Brownian Motion
All I Want For Christmas Is You (As Performed By My Chemical Romance)
3. Mar 23, 2017: Reckless Burning
The Dreidel Song (Traditional)
6. Feb 22, 2017: Brownian Motion
The Dreidel Song (Traditional)

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2017-02-06
Ex-KZSU staffers specialize in live abstract noise rock with psych and krautrock elements. Despite the title this has zero to do with Xmas music (jokers released this as a stocking stuffer). All instrumental, low fi, excellent. For fans of Oh Sees, F/i, Carlton Melton, et al.

1) (6:56) quiet build up at first then quickly becomes cacophony but melds into a Stoney hypnotic proggy krautrock beat with noise guitar, fades out 2) (1:12) solo drums, tribal pounding, one of three tracks that have an obvious association with the title 3) (4:39) slower plodding feedback driven noise dirge 4) (1:43) another solo drum experiment 5)* (6:41) more upbeat, driving noise rock, melodic treated baseline solos last 2 min, sounds like a delay box with a dying battery 6) (1:05) another solo drummer boy installment 7) (1:56) a total bashout to start then plods out. 8) (9:29) trickles in and becomes epic hypno swirling noise jam. Bill C 2/17

Track Listing
1. All I Want For Christmas Is You (As Performed By My Chemical Romance)   5. The Dreidel Song (Traditional)
2. Little Drummer Boy (As Performed By Mark Kozelek)   6. Little Drummer Boy (As Performed By Sufjan Stevens)
3. Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)   7. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (As Performed By Bruce Springsteen)
4. Little Drummer Boy (As Performed By Bob Dylan)   8. Christmas Lights (Coldplay)