Christmas Feathers

Blood Feathers, the Philadelphia indie sextet fronted by Ben Dickey and Drew Mills whose 2006 debut, Curse & Praise, was one of the strongest local releases in recent memory, are back with album number two, Goodness Gracious, which is due in January on LP and CD as the first release on Joey Sweeney's Philebrity label. (It's already available on iTunes.) But before they get to the main course, there's a soupcon of a holiday single to whet the appetite: "Christmas Will Help You Feel O.K.," was made available as a free download earlier this week, and is here to help ease your Xmas angst. Blood Feathers play Johnny Brenda's on Jan. 16. Go here to download the track, or click here to listen.

Previously: Jimmy Fallon & the Roots: Drunk On Christmas