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Formed in late 2022 and named after a runaway joke that grew its own festive legs, is this band called SXY XMS (pronounced Sexy Christmas). There’s nothing particularly sexy or Christmassy about them, as they exist in a sonic plane that’s heavily steeped in irony, but the sum of the parts adds up to a heady and intense mixture, both as a live band and in the studio. And if your musical compass needs some directional reference points, these guys have played (or still play) in a veritable history lesson of Australian alternative rock - Front End Loader, The Clouds, Psyclone Smyle, Jimmy and the Boys, Dead Marines, Too Easy Band, Sleepy Jackson, The Smart Folk, Rose Tattoo…to name just the tip of this rocking iceberg. Although, in fairness, SXY XMS are really nothing like any of them. To end on an inevitable, often borrowed, pun… it’s beginning to sound a lot like SXY XMS