Jesus Christ: filled with the drone, screech & clang of early V.U. A Marigny Xmas: a gorgeous New Orleans heart breaker.

John Ralston (Vagrant Records) releases two alternate universe classics just in time for the Christmas Holidays. 'Jesus Christ' may be the most daring A-side we have ever heard with it's drones, screeches & clanging recalling the glory days of the Velvet Underground. 'A Marigny Xmas' is an alarmingly gorgeous soft & tender swaying strum-drilled nugget: A true New Orleans heart breaker. Both feature the downright spectacular rhythm section of bassist Dan Bonebrake and drummer Deric (no relation to Charles) Dickens. Limited to 300 Christmas colored copies: 150 transparent red & 150 opaque white.

Review from losingtoday.com:

John Ralston 'Jesus Christ' (24 Hour Service Station) We've got very little information on this other than to say it'll be appearing just in time for Christmas pressed up on limited quantities of red and white vinyl (300 in fact). 'Jesus Christ' is a bit of gem all said, the draping of looping drone chimes endow it with an enchanting quietly epic demeanour that sounds for all the world as though through the silent flurry of blurring snow drifts an oncoming cavalry is navigating the frost tipped landscapes homeward bound whilst despatched amid a sonic coda that not for the first time (and I suspect not the last) in this missive loosely coils itself delicately around a melodic motif subtly threaded from 'little drummer boy' - that said we here are thinking that long time admirers of Cheval Sombre and the like should lap this up. Flip the disc for the utterly adoring and disarming honey toned countrified traits of 'a marigny Christmas' - a softly tendered swaying strum drilled nugget tempered and turned with just the right requisite amount of smoked and stoked homebound and heart heaving warmth as to have you stopping dead in your tracks and sparing time for a moment of reflection. May break hearts.

Track Listing

• Jesus Christ
• A Marigny Xmas
• A Marigny Christmas (demo) - DIGITAL ONLY (includes Download Card for all 3 tracks)

Additional Details

Label: 24 Hour Service Station

Genre: Alternative/Punk

Run Time: 11:24 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/08/11

UPC: 844185047968