A grim Christmas comes to Los Angeles in Truckerbomb’s ‘Christmas Bush’. While the song sounds upbeat, the witty lyrics paint a picture of loneliness during the holidays. Led by Troy Richardson, the band delivers their signature honky tonk rock with a special appearance by The Lonesome Captain on lead guitar.
Reflecting on the song Richardson says, “The holiday season isn’t always about happy families and festive celebrations. While maintaining a lively and uplifting tone, ‘Christmas Bush’ explores the experience of being in a snow-free Los Angeles, surrounded by people yet feeling a lack of love. In the heart of Hollywood, our narrator considers having another drink to cope with the holidays and thinks about a little gift that would be all it would take to make the season bright.”
Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy.
He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
