An alternative to typical holiday music

For everyone who has just experienced the eight days of wonderful Hanukkah you might be wondering how you managed to live so many years listening to Sister Berry and numerous versions of Sandler's "Chanukah Song". Well, it might have taken more then 5,766 years -but finally there is indie Hanukkah music! \nNow you can take the playful tunes of They Might Be Giants and Adam Sandler, mix in Adam Gardner of Guster and Dave Schneider of the Zambonis together, throw in Peter Katis, the producer of Interpol, and you literally can't go wrong with the LeeVees Hanukkah Rocks. \nAs for the individual tracks on the album, the music starts with a lighter Beatlesque "Latke Clan" which introduces the importance of Hanukkah Harry. The next track addresses an issue I have witnessed many latke eaters encounter during the season: "Applesauce Vs. Sour Cream." Which will you put on your potato cakes? \nAnother important issue we eventually face during the holidays is how to cope with a six pack of socks and Hanukkah Gelt, while witnessing your "Goyim Friends" exploit their savory ham and numerous expensive gifts. \nThe song "At the Timeshare," which describes how the majority of our beloved mothers don't dream of any winter wonderlands but instead envision a tropical resort, preferably in "Miami with Saul and Schecky," has a 99 percent chance of making your mother smile. \n"How Do You Spell Channukkahh?" invokes the deep conflict that the holiday brings on -- The LeeVees gave up trying to solve this mystery so the album is backed with as many creative spellings of the word. "Kugel" not only manages to uncover our love for the yellow noodle food but also manages to make it directly applicable to our time by describing how this family food is not only mass produced, but also made low-fat for those on the South Beach Diet. Aside from the fat-free kugel, there is a ballad for our beloved chocolate golden coins in the song "Gelt Melts" and the dreidel takes on a metaphoric meaning in "Nin Gimmel Heh Shin" -- you only get out what you put in.\nThe music is good, the lyrics are catchy, the only problem is that the Holiday passed. However, to those Jewish people who just can't let go of the holidays, this just might make your transition a bit easier. So don't be a mischuganah, make your mother proud with this album.