New Music: Napoleon IIIrd – Deck the Halls

THE GUARDIAN
By Michael Cragg

All you want for Christmas ... Napoleon IIIrd. Photograph: Sonny Malhotra

UNITED KINGDOM - If your Christmas wishlist for this year included a frankly barmy re-imagining of Deck the Halls, complete with a "fa la la la la" chorus shouted with barely hidden delirium, then you're in luck. London-based Napoleon IIIrd, aka James Mabbett, first emerged in 2007 and has since released a string of EPs and two albums, with 2010's Christiania receiving universal praise for its experimentation and energy. Both of these things are in abundance on this Christmas curio, released for no reason other than to give people something to dance to on the special day. [link]