Remember discovering the Mekons
on a mix tape with that super cool friend your parents told you to never, ever
get in a car with? Luckily a lot of our favorite bands from our youth (and
before our youth) are putting out music for the kiddos so you can bond over
juice boxes and robot tunes. The Wee Hairy Beasties (led by Jon Langford of the
aforementioned Mekons) have been on the kid music scene for awhile now bringing
some much-needed hoot and holler to the genre. And the kids love them, see how
much here.
The Beasties Holidays Gone Crazy release brings more
fun into the alt-country rock kid music scene, as one might expect where the
lead singer calls himself Cyril the Karaoke Squirrel (other members include
Marjorie the Singing Bee and Monkey Double Dippey). We especially like “Dinosaur
Christmas” which manages to feel like a traditional Christmas song while incorporating
the term “Santasaurus” seamlessly into the merry-making. - April Peveteaux
Listen to some tracks on the
Wee Hairy Beasties MySpace page.
Get Holidays Gone Crazy at Amazon.
