“I’ve always loved Christmas music, especially popular Christmas music from the 1940s and ‘50s,†says JD McPherson. “There’s something classic about that sound. Something that keeps you coming back, year after year.â€
SOCKS, McPherson’s fourth album, dives headfirst into the world of original holiday music. Written, produced, and arranged by the frontman and his longtime bandmates, it’s a record rooted in the same timeless influences—from 1950s rock & roll to oldschool rhythm & blues—that inspired his breakthrough release, Signs and Signifiers, back in 2010. The result is a return to McPherson’s musical wheelhouse, mixing new songs and classic tones with his band’s sharpest performances to date.
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