Brooklyn-based label Broken Circles are kicking off a tradition this year with the first installment of their planned annual Everything Melts Eventually split series containing songs from bands on their roster about the cold chill of winter (or, as the label puts it, “Christmas songs for people who don’t like Christmas songs”). For their inaugural edition, they got Bandit, Trathalon, Ivadell, and Slow And Steady to contribute new tracks. The first offering we’re hearing is from Columbia, SC rockers Ivadell — who just released their very good debut album Maybe Tomorrow last month — and they take on the feeling that sets in around the holidays that, despite all the cause for celebration, it’s still marking the end of another year that probably wasn’t so great. “It has come and gone,” they pine away with their characteristically dramatic flair. Listen below.

Tracklist:
01 Bandit – “Flake”
02 Triathalon – “On The Sofa”
03 Ivadell – “Dog Days”
04 Slow And Steady – “Your Cold Heart”

Tour Dates:
11/28 Greensboro, NC @ Carolina Theatre
11/29 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/30 Harrisonburg, VA @ The Lawless Walrus
12/03 Columbus, OH @ Spacebar
12/04 Cleveland, OH @ Euclid Tavern
12/05 Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
12/06 Indianapolis, IN @ Grammaw’s House
12/07 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
12/08 Chicago, IL @ Audiotree (Live Session)
12/09 Nashville, TN @ Exponent Manor
12/10 Cleveland, TN @ Purp Lounge
12/11 Greenville, SC @ Independent Public Alehouse

Everything Melts Eventually Vol. I is out 12/18 via Broken Circles. Pre-order here.