A Very Noriega Christmas

Noriegas, The
Self-Release
General | Feb 2017

Reviews

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

Recent airplay

All I Want For Christmas Is You (As Performed By My Chemical Romance)
Christmas Lights (Coldplay)
Brownian MotionMar 29, 2017
The Dreidel Song (Traditional)
Reckless BurningMar 23, 2017
The Dreidel Song (Traditional)
Brownian MotionMar 22, 2017
All I Want For Christmas Is You (As Performed By My Chemical Romance)
Brownian MotionMar 15, 2017
The Dreidel Song (Traditional)
Brownian MotionFeb 22, 2017

Charting

2017-02-08 — 2017-04-12 Classical/Experimental
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 2 1
Mar 26 2
Mar 19 1
Feb 26 3
Feb 19 1
Feb 12 2

Track listing

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