Die 18-köpfige Formation aus Umeå interpretiert auf ihrem Album Weihnachtsklassiker wie "12 Days of Christmas" oder "O Tannenbaum" in Piratenmanier neu. Schon letztes Jahr veröffentlichte YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS bereits zwei piratige Weihnachtslieder, die ebenfalls den Weg auf das Album gefunden haben. "A Pirate Stole My Christmas" wird am 03. Dezember via Napalm Records erscheinen und kann hier vorbestellt werden. Die erste neue Single "Sulphur Ahoy" ist ab sofort auf allen gängigen Streamingplattformen, sowie mit passendem Video auf YouTube verfügbar.
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS über das neue Album und die Single "Sulphur Ahoy":
“If given enough time, every artist will eventually lose their last ounce of self-respect, and release a Christmas album. YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS are no strangers to self-loathing commercial stunts, and with our new album - A Pirate Stole my Christmas, we aim to officially join the ranks of Christmas legends such as Maria Carey and Bing Crosby. Our album is compiled of 11 classic carols defiled into an unrecognizable pulp of rum-drenched atonal pirate madness. If you didn't hate Christmas before, this is certain to change your mind!”
“In our song “Sulphur Ahoy“, we were running out of space on the album, and managed to slay two traditional carols with one stone. By stealing from the original works of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Pat-a-pan” we tell the story of a fatigued group of freedom fighters trying to get a good night’s rest before a deadly battle. The only problem is that, armed with drums and bagpipes, two assholes of the army musicians try to wake everyone up to have the whole crew join them in a last night of drunken debauchery.“
