Listeners might already know Gratin Carnival from their appearance on the Alien Parade Japan compilation of indie pop groups working with brass and woodwind; compiled by Markus Acher of The Notwist and Saya of Tenniscoats, it introduced this beautiful genre to the wider world. Gratin Carnival"s "Just Watching" was one of the many highlights of that compilation, and its gentle bossa-folk glide reappears on Such December.