Taking a nontraditional route away from most holiday records, Hey Rosetta’s new Holiday EP, A Cup Of Kindness Yet, maintains serious songwriting, alternating between solemn and uplifting, a rather realistic envisioning of the holiday season minus the tedious repetition of classical Christmas carols. With an idea that bloomed while the band was touring and Australia, “Carry Me Home” weaves a story of homesickness and the desperation that lies behind getting home for the holidays, a “deep visceral thing that we can relate to whenever and wherever we are on the road,” according to front man Tim Baker. The first new music heard since Seeds, their exceptional third album that garnered the band a Polaris shortlisting, all the tracks on A Cup Of Kindness Yet have clear melodies and thoughtful stories and sentiments.