IT'S AN INDIE POP CHRISTMAS!

HIGHLINE RECORDS' 'FESTIVUS 2' COMPILATION, OUT NOVEMBER 26, TO FEATURE THE LILYS, WESTERN LOWS, GLAM CHOPS (EDDIE ARGOS), FRANCIS MCDONALD (OF TEENAGE FANCLUB), NPR FAVORITE PINEY GIR, AND LA DREAM-POP BREAKOUTS WESTERN LOWS

Indie pop Christmas compilation 'Festivus 2' will be release November 26 on Highline Records, featuring The Lilys, Glam Chops, Piney Gir, Western Lows, and members of Teenage Fanclub and Art Brut.

Paste and Philadelphia Inquirer' both featured "standout tracks" (Paste) from last year's 'Festivus' on its Christmas 2012 playlists. NME praised the "jingly-jangly label showcase" and Q said, "Highline is similarly opposed to breadhead solstice-mongering, and offer up 15 skiffly, lovelorn tunes with a Brian Wilson aesthetic adorned with both kinds of jangling (guitars and jingle bells)." Oklahoma Gazette said, "Give it to your favorite hipster."

'Festivus 2' may be the rare sequel that's better than the original. The album kicks off with the moody synth-pop version of "Silent Night" submitted by LA dream poppers Western Lows, who have been championed by Bob Harris and The Guardian ("a particularly enervated form of shoegaze"). Other highlights are Glam Chops (featuring Eddie Argos of Art Brut) with "Baby Jesus Was the First Glam Rocker" (with a wicked David Bowie impression); The Priscillas driving power-pop "One Christmas Wish"; Ulysses' overdriven-with-harmonies "I Wish You a Merry Christmas"; and Francis Macdonald (of Teenage Fanclub) with Anna Sheard "Silver Bells Sing Their Chime." Washington, D.C. indie rockers The Lilys' version of "Good King Wenceslas" delivers a rare slice of guitar-bending psychedelic delight from the indie veterans. The subject of two NPR segments in the past year, Kansan-via-London's Piney Gir serves reverb-soaked psych-pop.

'Festivus 2' is an eclectic mix of great holiday music from UK and US artists alike. 

'Festivus 2' Track Listing

1. Silent Night - Western Lows  

2. I Wish You A Merry Christmas - Ulysses  

3. In The Bleak Midwinter - Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou  

4. Ho Ho Hos Before Hos - Red Pony Clock  

5. One Christmas Wish - The Priscillas  

6. It's Christmas - Piney Gir  

7. Don't Freat Out On Me - Mi Mye  

8. Good King Winceslas - Lilys  

9. The Coldest Night - Left With Pictures  

10. Baby Jesus Was The First Glam Rocker - Glam Chops 

11. Silver Bells Sing Their Chime - Francis Macdonald and Anna Sheard 

12. Christmas at the Foodbank - Dodgy 

13. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlmen - Dennis Hopper Choppers  

14. Thank God It's Christmas - Darling BOY  

15. My Heart Is As Pure As The Snow - Antony Elvin  

16. Three Kings - Alexander's Festival Hall