Another Holiday Record, Chris Daily (Teflon Beast)

Chris records as Teflon Beast usually, but he also puts out recordings under his own name. Where the Beast-ly records are synth-based, experimental-sounding workouts, Chris' own records are more straight-ahead pop-rock songs. This 2020 EP features mostly original songs, except for a cover of "Gee Whiz, It's Christmas," and to be fair "Christmas Curry" essentially swipes the melody and arrangement of the Coasters' "Yakety Yak." "Have You Ever Been (To Winter Wonderland)" is a lush ballad, "Wish Me a Happy Holiday" is 60s girl-group minus the girls with more than a nod to "Leader of the Pack," and "You I Miss (Midwinter Solstice)" is a 70s-singer-songwriter-sounding midtempo number featuring crunchy electric piano and guitar. "Before the Season's Over" treads similar ground, and "Last Chance New Year's Eve" wraps up the year with a bit of power pop. Click the cover to find it on Amazon, or you can get it from Bandcamp.