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Home Counties have shared a festive new single titled \u2018Better Last Year (Home Counties For Christmas)\u2019, and announced a fundraiser gig in London.<\/p>\n
The new song arrives today (December 3), and was first given its live debut at the band\u2019s triumphant headline show at Scala in London last night (December 2).<\/p>\n
Produced by the band\u2019s own Conor Kearney, the track sees Home Counties commit to sharing an official Christmas song of their own, and tackles the feeling of the holiday season gradually feeling more difficult with each passing year. In the track, they take inspiration from The Pogues<\/a>\u2019 classic \u2018Fairytale Of New York\u2019 and urge people to regain some of their childlike joy when it comes to this time of year.<\/p>\n \u201cInspired by the dual voices and anti-Christmas sentiments of \u2018Fairytale\u2019, the song is split between two narratives voiced by Will [Harrison] and Lois [Kelly],\u201d the band said. \u201cLois sings about bumping into people you went to school with who have since done terrible things (a common theme from our school). Will sings specifically about Christmas Eve itself, with a feeling that with every year it gets a bit shitter, and everyone a bit less joyous.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTogether, they shape a story of growing older and how you feel it at this time of year,\u201d they added. \u201cIt\u2019s also a plea for everyone to try and regain some of their lost \u2018Christmas spirit\u2019, in a slightly problematic boozy call to arms.\u201d<\/p>\n