Six months after we saw the very welcome return to the music business of the Slits’ Viv Albertine, former X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene has announced that she too is to return.
I do enjoy Christmas despite my bah-humbugisms a lot of the time, and no doubt, will be posting more than a few Christmas mp3s when the time gets nearer. But as Ms. Styrene poins out, it can get a bit much at times.
This is her ace come back track, which w
ill be released as a free single next month, entitled ‘Black Christmas.’ Featuring the sooon to be immortal line ‘A child is born on Christmas Day/But they crucified him anyway.’ The track was written by Poly and her daughter Celeste, who also sings on it, after they heard the news about a man dressed as Santa Claus killing people in LA. It has been described as a tongue-in-cheek anti-Christmas song.
This track is not a one-off either
; her debut solo album is set to follow in March 2011. It’s entitled Generation Indigo and was produced by none other than Youth.
ne -‘Black Christmas.’ mp3
BONUS: A wonderful track from 1977…
X-Ray Spex -‘Oh Bondage Up Yours!’
And listen to this track…sur
e that the Gossip were listening!