Train to release Tahoe themed holiday album
By Gary Graff, Billboard
Train will be bestowing holiday wishes on its fans this year.
Frontman Pat Monahan tells Billboard that the group is in the midst of recording a seasonal set, tentatively titled “Christmas in Tahoe” — “because, being a Bay Area band, that’s where everybody goes to ski and have fun” — and out most likely in November. The album will feature three originals amidst covers that Monahan will be different from the usual Yuletide fare.
“There’s a couple of traditional covers on there, but we tried not to do the same stuff everybody else does,” Monahan explains. “Like, our favorite song on it is from The Band called ‘Christmas Must Be Tonight,’ so it’s that kind of record where it’s a vibey, make dinner around Christmas time and listen to an alternative kind of Christmas album.”
Train has been recording the set since last month at Bear Creek Studios near Seattle, and Monahan says the band “may finish it on the road.”
Train returns to Lake Tahoe on July 21 at Harveys.