Nick Maclean's Snaggle
Christmas Tune (2016)
Protesting the Monotony of Joy
"A curator might do a little better vetting the pieces a band will play. On the whole we enjoyed the youthful vigor and musical risk-taking, or 'fender-bending' of Snaggle. But we found the mockery of 'Christmas' offensive... Imagine Jewish guests being treated to a screed on Rosh Hashannah or Yom Kipur, as might have been tried by a Telefunken band in 1933."
- actual quote from a disgruntled concert attendee (Almonte, Canada)
Far from being a typical Holiday Season release, "Christmas tune" is a commentary on some of the defining characteristics of modern commercial Christmas music, much of which are written in major keys, and are drenched in so much saccharin that it red-lines the "happy-happy" meter. Instead, bandleader Nick Maclean's composition presents an antithesis to that Holiday writing approach -- an eclectic and multifaceted exploration of the full spectrum of human emotion.
released December 11, 2016
Nick Maclean - Synth/Keys
Max Forster - Trumpet
Graeme Wallace - Tenor Sax
Mike Murray - Guitar
Doug Moore - Bass
Tom Grosset - Drums
Produced by Brownman Ali
Composed by Nick Maclean
Recorded by Brian Moore at Bishop Allen Academy, Toronto
Mixed by Josh Bowman at Bowman Sound, Toronto
Mastered by João Carvalho at João Carvalho Mastering, Toronto
Cover Art by Nick Maclean
