Destination...Christmas!

by Fred Schneider, The Superions

Overview

Fred Schneider's phlegmatic sing-talk vocals are a big part of the charm that made the B-52's one of the most original bands to emerge from the new wave movement. Part arty, part disco party, the B's slowly became a mainstream success, much to their own surprise. Like all artists, Schneider has so much going on inside his head that there's not enough room in one band to contain it. He's had side projects before, but despite the folks he collaborated with, Fred Schneider & the Shake Society and Just Fred were solo efforts. On Destination...Christmas!, Schneider is part of a band, albeit a stripped-down electronica trio. He's been collaborating with Noah Brodie (keyboards and electric drums) and programmer Dan Marshall for almost a decade, and when a couple of tunes they wrote -- the lounge anthem "Totally Nude Island" and the disco takeoff "Who Threw That Ham at Me?" -- became surprise digital hits, they began planning a trio of albums: one aimed at discos, one aimed at the Halloween market, and a Christmas album. Continued touring with the B-52's forced Schneider and his bandmates to cut back on their plans, so fans will have to be content with this off-the-wall collection of Christmas tunes. Needless to say, Destination...Christmas! is dark, sexy, and surrealistic, about as far from a typical Christmas album as you can get. "Santa's Disco" sounds a bit like the B-52's, and details a drunken Christmas Eve orgy at the North Pole, with celebrants doing interesting things with candy canes. "Christmas Tears" is a dark moody piece that lists off the horrors of the season from mouse droppings under the Christmas tree to relatives bearing cold zucchini casseroles. "Jingle Those Bells" sounds like Fred's spending the holidays at a strip club while "Santa Je T'Aime" is a knockoff of Serge Gainsbourg's heavy breathing classic "Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus." ~ j. poet

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2023
Label:	Hhbtm
UPC:	0606822047317
Rank:	34755

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fred Schneider   Primary Artist,Chant,Vocals,Drum Sticks,Sleigh Bells
The Superions   Primary Artist
Noah Brodie   Chant,Vocals,Keyboards,Drum Sticks,Sleigh Bells,Drums (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Dan Marshall   Chant,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Lashunda Flowers   Vocals
Bill Ludicke   Vocals
Tedra Hawthorne   Vocals
Rachel McCabe   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Amy Luther   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chris Shelton   Vocals
Kimber Parrish   Vocals
Karyn Shelton   Vocals
Deb Ofsowitz   Vocals

Technical Credits

Bob Katz   Mastering
Fred Schneider   Laughs,Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Jarrett Pritchard   Mixing
Noah Brodie   Composer,Group Member
The Superions   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Dan Marshall   Composer,Programming,Group Member
Brian Fraley   Illustrations
Caitlin Sullivan   Photography