Claw Hammer has been played on NTS shows including Record Store Rotation: Flashback Records, with The Night Before Christmas first played on 23 December 2014.

Claw Hammer formed in 1986 in Long Beach, California; its members were from several neighboring municipalities. Their name was a reference from a Captain Beefheart song and his erratic blues influence on their music remained evident even after they signed to major label Interscope in the late 1990's. The group originally released a cassette and some small-issue EPs and singles in the late 80's before signing to Sympathy for the Record Industry, who released their debut LP, an eponymous effort,…