FU Too!, Erin McKeown (TVP)

Back in the previous decade, Erin put out F*ck That!, billed as an anti-holiday album, and we here in the igloo found it pretty entertaining, with its jaundiced view of the holiday's lowlights. For 2024 she's decided to strike twice with this new EP, which doesn't quite live up to its predecessor, in that the songs don't quite make the anti-holiday case this time around, although they do favor the jaundiced view of the proceedings. "The Candle Song" is about rushing to accommodate extra guests for holiday dinner, "What Child Is This?" uses the carol to talk about being unequipped to handle someone else's infant, "The 12 Crises of Xmas" likewise uses the familiar song to lament individual holiday dramas, and "Beautiful and Perfect (Home For the Holidays)" is a cry to support a lover as that person is being passively and aggressively put down by the parental units. Given the election results, best to just pretend "Kamala Ye Faithful" isn't here. Three of the songs reappear in "Kleen Mix" drag, if you need them. Available via Bandcamp or the usual streaming and download venues.