If punks are going to go pop, why bother to redress old chords in a new way? Why not blast through to the other side, going fully orchestral? Morning Glory's newest a-side, "Born to December," owes more to late '60s / early '70s orchestral pop like Lynn Anderson's "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" or overture numbers to rock musicals than it does to actual pop-punk.
With its quiet introduction that builds to a running rock middle, ending with swelling strings and chorused vocals, this fits in with the likes of Hedwig & the Angry Inch's "Wig In A Box" more than anything else. It's astonishing and energetic, and hearing Ezra Kire sing -- actually sing -- for a good long while before breaking into his familiar rasping scream makes this seem like another band entirely from the band that recorded the crack rocksteady anthems of The Whole World Is Watching.
The first song on the flipside, "Jesus Christ Boogie (O Aneurysm!)" not only name-checks the Nirvana b-side in its title -- the opening line is similar, along with a few riffs. It's a lot more rocking than the title track to this 7-inch, but really, paired as it is with a rather forgettable "Sara Says," it doesn't compel you to really ever flip the record over. You're far more likely to just move the needle back the outside of the single and play "Born to December" over (and over and over) again.
You can buy the single on black (colored sold out) from the Fat Wreck Chords store Morning Glory, “Born to December” 7-inch
If punks are going to go pop, why bother to redress old chords in a new way? Why not blast through to the other side, going fully orchestral? Morning Glory's newest a-side, "Born to December," owes more to late '60s / early '70s orchestral pop like Lynn Anderson's "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" or overture numbers to rock musicals than it does to actual pop-punk.
With its quiet introduction that builds to a running rock middle, ending with swelling strings and chorused vocals, this fits in with the likes of Hedwig & the Angry Inch's "Wig In A Box" more than anything else. It's astonishing and energetic, and hearing Ezra Kire sing -- actually sing -- for a good long while before breaking into his familiar rasping scream makes this seem like another band entirely from the band that recorded the crack rocksteady anthems of The Whole World Is Watching.
The first song on the flipside, "Jesus Christ Boogie (O Aneurysm!)" not only name-checks the Nirvana b-side in its title -- the opening line is similar, along with a few riffs. It's a lot more rocking than the title track to this 7-inch, but really, paired as it is with a rather forgettable "Sara Says," it doesn't compel you to really ever flip the record over. You're far more likely to just move the needle back the outside of the single and play "Born to December" over (and over and over) again.
You can buy the single on black (colored sold out) from the Fat Wreck Chords store 
