Straight No Chaser are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. As original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.” In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. Originally formed a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon – with a huge fanbase, millions of viewers on YouTube… and a contract with Atlantic Records. In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal – the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humor.

Their Atlantic debut album "HOLIDAY SPIRITS", is a captivating collection of Christmas songs. The goal, as Dan explains, was to deliver “powerful
arrangements of the Christmas music that everyone loves. So many Christmas albums stray too far away from the original songs, and I think that can be a turn-off. Ultimately, it’s the time of year when people want to hear songs they’re familiar with and be able to sing along. We want our arrangements to re-energize the classics that everyone loves.” At the same time, Straight No Chaser shows their musical versatility with two original compositions by Dan, “Indiana Christmas” and “Christmas Wish.”


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