Noël de Famille

Perhaps a future xmas gift for your fave indie rock fan, Danielson: A Family Movie (or, Make A Joyful Noise HERE) by J.L. Aronson is coming to a theatre near you.

Premiered this past weekend in the home of the Hoosiers, Bloomington, IN, (also the home of Secretly Canadian, the Danielson Family”) DAFM follows Daniel Smith as he and his kinsfolk grow into le Danielson Famille.

Sort of a Very Special Indie Brady, the film explores individuality, family, faith, and the creative process and also features fellow indie luminaries Sufjan Stevens, Daniel Johnston, and Steve Albini.

Here’s the trailer:

Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Danielson’s stellar 2006 release, Ships. Daniel Smith has assembled his version of a supergroup which includes Why?, Deerhoof, Sufjan Stevens, Sereena Maneesh, and of course, members of his family to create an album that AMG called, “Led Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, and 4 all wrapped up into one giant boot stomp of a record.” It’s hard to argue with that but if you’re looking for a gift to give your favorite indie rock fan this xmas, this might not be it. Danielson, like the Fiery Furnaces, is an acquired taste for some. Either you love it or you hate it. But you’d be hard-pressed to hate the album’s single, ‘Did I Step On Your Trumpet?,’ which is sure to enter the indie lexicon as a slacker mea culpa for accidentally offending someone.

• Listen to Ship The Majestic Suffix
• Listen to Did I Step On Your Trumpet
• Listen to Five Stars And Two Thumbs Up

Buy Ships from PRMS.