{"product_id":"all-is-calm","title":"All is Calm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the last three years Swansea Sound have released a Yuletide single, and they are at it again this year, with two new songs. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePrevious seasonal offerings have manifested as CDs inside greetings cards.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut this time, the two new tracks are presented on a vinyl album along with the previous six songs, creating a perfect soundtrack for a sad and angry Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new songs:\u003ci\u003e Not My Order\u003c\/i\u003e is about the neurosis and existential angst that are the inevitable result of hurried online shopping.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eClick It And Pay (Walking In The Air), \u003c\/i\u003ea rewritten version of a song from the band’s acclaimed ‘Twentieth Century’ album, continues the theme.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDesperate online consumer Hue Williams enjoys a duet with harassed warehouse fulfilment operative (Amelia Fletcher).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHue orders a load of crap in a panicked frenzy, she struggles to pick the items he’s chosen and worries if she’ll be sanctioned by her managers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwansea Sound’s Christmas isn’t just about consumerism though.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eHappy Christmas To Me \u003c\/i\u003ewe get to share the festive joy of the billionaires who own the warehouses and the social media platforms.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eSanta Bail Me Out, \u003c\/i\u003ewe experience the optimistic dreams of someone who can’t afford to buy anything but knows a friendly load-shark in a jolly red coat.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(I Wanna Wear A) Mirrored Hat Like Slade \u003c\/i\u003eis genuinely festive, celebrating the hit song that still provides the best soundtrack to Christmas parties five decades after it was written.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreamland \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of a trip to a really nasty Christmas theme park.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life We Led \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartfelt song about doomed nostalgia and bewilderment.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe album is rounded off with a rollicking version of Cheap Trick’s \u003ci\u003eMerry Christmas Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe ‘party sequence’ at the end sees the return of everyone’s favourite oligarchs, as they trade corporate mission statements over glasses of wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoy Christmas with Swansea Sound this year!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skep Wax Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53637696618827,"sku":"R3288-6996","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2309176592_16.jpg?v=1761752270","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/all-is-calm","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}