Your Cover's Blown
Okay so it's been a while since I've contributed to the Mondo blog and I was thinking, as Summer winds down, it'd be natural to do a posting on this season's soundtrack. But the truth is the lot of you have probably already hunted down the newest in Electrelane, Shout Out Louds, Blonde Redhead and the like.
So in the spirit of keeping the material interesting, I've opted to post a tribute to "the tribute". You know those tracks we love that some band has came along and made their own? Here are some interesting (and obscure) selects:
Laisse Tomber Les Filles - An incredible French pop number originally written by the notorious Serge Gainsbourg for 60's chanteuse France Gall. It was virtually impossible to top the level of perfection of the original, but April March's campy surfer girl take--titled "Chick Habit"--manages to morph this tune into something altogether different.
Cover: April March - Chick Habit
Frontwards - A much beloved tune for many a child of my generation, Pavement's Frontwards is a classic 90's guitar piece. Flash forward to 2007, it's been brilliantly shaken, stirred and re-recorded by Los Campesinos. This cover gets the gold star!
Cover: Los Campesinos - Frontwards
Gigantic- This well-known track by the infamous Pixies was one of the most memorable tracks off their 1988 Surfer Rosa LP. A slower, more moody take on this track appeared in 1993 by the dream-pop band Orange, on THURTENE (A tribute to 4AD) compilation album .
Cover: Orange - Gigantic
Enjoy!
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