Jagged Vacance: Winter Songs By Other People, The Pinkerton Raid (self-issued)

I don't have any prior experience with this group, but I do know they dropped this EP of five covers for 2024. Their sound is a kind of alt-rock Americana, somewhere in that realm where the Lumineers and Avett Brothers do business, and their takes on these songs don't make much effort to follow the originals, which is not a bad thing, although avid Beatles fans might not find their take on "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" to be a satisfying listening experience. Nevertheless, this is a solid effort that you should consider for your playlists. The other songs are Bon Iver's "Holocene," Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal," Joni Mitchell's "River" and Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here." It's a different sound, but I like it. Downloads and streaming in the usual places.