Hot on the heels of their commendable Painted Windows LP, Dutch indie pop/alt.country band Grapes of Grain returns with the Christmas Grapes EP. It contains three original songs—the title gives away the theme—that are just as melancholic and atmospheric as we are used to. Opening track Christmas TV (I Want The BBC) stands out here, a charming tribute to the quality films that the British channel broadcasts during the holidays. This is followed by the ballad There Is A House In The Distance, musing on the familiar sight of X-mas lights that are always on, before closing with the short ditty July In The Winter, about the love of sunny days—snow is just fun for a day.

Christmas Grapes is out digitally via Drag Days Records. Featuring Alexis Vos (vocals, acoustic guitar), Berend Jan Ike (guitars, banjo, bass, piano, vocals), Julia Cunningham (vocals) and Jelmer de Haas (drums).

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