Finally, a holiday album for the rest of us.
Every December 23rd, families gather around an unadorned aluminum pole to air their grievances, compete in feats of strength, and declare minor coincidences to be miracles. Now, these sacred traditions have a soundtrack.
From the dance-floor anthem "It's Almost Time (December 23rd)" to the tear-jerking country ballad sung from the perspective of a pole, this genre-spanning collection celebrates everything we love about Festivus: the complaints, the wrestling, the regifted presents, and the six-day-old leftovers we declare "still good."
No tinsel. No angels. No maxed-out credit cards. Just aluminum, grievances, and songs you'll be singing until someone finally pins you to the ground.
Happy Festivus. Same time next year.

Same Old Pole

A Short Story About A War

Peace/War

All I Need

The Fool Pt 2 (Water)

Perfect Hair

Upsweep

Number 2

Shad (Shadrach Kabango) is a Canadian recording artist of Rwandan descent, raised in London Ontario. He is known for blending humour and weighty themes, inspiring positivity while exploring a range of sounds over the course of his 20-year career. Shad won the Juno Award for Rap Recording Of The Year in 2011 and five of his albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize for Canadian Album Of The Year, the most shortlist nominations of any artist in the prize’s history. Shad has also served as a broadcaster, hosting CBC Radio's Q and Netflix’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series Hip-Hop Evolution, and has taught hip-hop-related courses at both Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto.

All I Need

Shad

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