Single review: The Just Joans – Seasons Greet EP
Here to prove that Christmas records don’t have to be cheesy or plain bloody awful, melancholic scots The Just Joans have released their four track EP ‘Seasons Greet’. As always with the Just Joans the superbly written, wry lyrics are the star of the show and they’re delivered in broad scots accents by Katie and David. First up is Katie singing ‘Teardrops ‘Neath Mistletoe’ about a girl who finds out her boyfriend’s been cheating on her and having to face Christmas on her own; the sky is full of snowflakes/my eyes are full of tears. Next is a similar tale of woe, this time from David who realises his girl no longer loves him when he receives her Christmas card; ‘you card came from a multipack/the kind of card that you give to stranger/you card came from a multipack/you only signed your name’ and as he repeats that last line I can’t help but feel a lump forming in my throat! Third track ‘Significant Other’ is equally sad as David begs the object of his affections ‘why can’t I be your significant other’. To finish off Katie treats us to a slowed down and stripped back rendition of Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ that’s so emotionally wrenching it makes the original sound like a feel good summer hit. I absolutely love this but it’s not one for the christmas party. Someone pass me a tissue! 9/10
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