Tracey's new single.
When Tracey Thorn first announced details of her forthcoming Christmas album, Tinsel and Lights, back in August it seemed a little disconcerting, like being confronted with the Christmas aisle in a supermarket while the sun is still shining outside. However, it's all starting to make a lot more sense now everyone's had to whack their heating on and the wind and rain have picked up. Making a festive record is something of a dream come true for Thorn: "I've always wanted to make a Christmas record. Every year, when the Christmas albums start appearing in November, I get jealous and wish I had one coming out. Last year when that happened again, I made a resolution to get recording in January to be ready for the following Christmas. And so that's just what I did." The first single to be taken from the album - which comprises 10 seasonal covers (some are just about winter, as opposed to all things Christmassy), two new compositions and a duet with Green Gartside - is Thorn's take on the White Stripes' In the Cold, Cold Night
, premiered here. It takes that crisp guitar riff, adds a distant metronomic beat and, by the end, feels a whole lot warmer.• Tinsel and Lights is released on 12 November on Strange Feeling.
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