Silver and Gold, Teflon Beast (Teflon Beast)

Teflon Beast has put out a number of home-brew indie-rock Christmas recordings in recent seasons, and for 2020 they are back with a full album of similar performances. "Sugar Cookie Trippin'" is a synth-pop number with kiddie singing that evokes a number of holiday themes without directly playing much of them. "(Me) At Xmas" is a short bite of grungy guitar and muted singing, "Jingle Bell Jam" revives the old schoolyard version of the classic carol involving Batman's odor, "Tangled Up in Lights" is a synth-rocker about Christmas decorations, "Crying Snowman" is an extended chant over drum machine and organ, and "Holiday Cheer" is a bit of melodic tinkertoy music featuring a cheap keyboard melody. There's a murky version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and a talking-over-synth-drone take on "Let It Snow," and a pair of songs called "Noise at Christmas," parts one and two, mostly live up to their titles, although they sneak in bits of familiar carols like "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Frosty the Snowman." You can grab this from Bandcamp.