Futureheads form Christmas supergroup

The Futureheads, Field Music, The Golden Virgins and Kathryn Williams have joined forces to form a new band for a Christmas album.

The pals have teamed up as The Joseph & Mary Chain for a version of 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas'. The track will appear on a compilation LP ‘It’s Not Like Christmas’.

All the profits from album sales will go directly to support the work of the charity Shelter in preventing the damage that bad housing causes and trying to ensure that as many people as possible have suitable, decent and affordable homes.

Other artists appearing on the record include Duke Special, Duels and The Electric Soft Parade.

‘It’s Not Like Christmas’ is available now as a digital download from the iTunes Music Store, with a general release on December 13.

The tracklisting is:

Duels - 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'
Envelopes - 'Pink Christmas'
Ingo Star Cruiser Ft. Gaby Froden - 'Just Like Christmas'
Iain Archer - 'Little Drummer Boy (Black Forest Version)'
Duke Special & David Ford - 'Of Whoredom & Falconry'
El Perro Del Mar - 'Oh! What A Christmas'
The Late Greats - Sleigh Ride
Amusement Parks On Fire Ft Leila Moss - 'The Day It Snowed'
Electric Soft Parade - 'The Friday Before Christmas'
David Ford - 'Have Yourself A Bitter Little Christmas'
747s - 'Blue Christmas'
Swimming - 'In Dulci Jubilo'
Minuteman - 'Last Christmas'
Emmy The Great ft. Lightspeed Champion - 'Christmas In Prison'
The Joseph & Mary Chain - 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas'
Amazing Pilots – ‘White Christmas’
Sketches For Albinos – ‘Let It Snow’
Matt Harding – ‘Purple Snowflakes’

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