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The Feelies Cover Velvet Underground

August 24, 2023 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If you hop on this site from time to time, you’ve likely heard of both these acts, and now the Feelies have officially announced Some Kinda Love, a live recording of the band doing an entire set of Velvet Underground covers, now being put to vinyl! They’ve released their cover of “Rock n’ Roll,” which has me listening back to the original in a totally new way. I mean, the guitar riffs are there, buried beneath the Lou Reed cool curl; you maybe have to put that kick drum into gear and add some space, but strip it down and feels every bit a Feelies tune. I’ve been fortunate enough to get a listen to some of these tunes, and I’m quite partial to “Sweet Jane.” If Some Kinda Love feels like your thing, then get it on October 13th via Bar None.

<a href="https://thefeelies.bandcamp.com/album/some-kinda-love-performing-the-music-of-the-velvet-underground">Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground by The Feelies</a>

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Cinerama Covers ABBA

October 2, 2018 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If you haven’t been keeping an eye on the continuous production of great singles from WIAIWYA, then hopefully you’ll turn your head with the latest, a split covers 7″ from the Wedding Present and Cinerama; they cover The Clash and ABBA…though is it really a split if David Gedge is behind both? Whatever. The ABBA cover streaming below is fairly gentle, much like the original tune; I always appreciate the prettier, more delicate, side of Gedge, which is how I’ve always come to think about Cinerama. The single comes out the first week of November, and then we’ll be able to talk about what a great job Gedge did with the Clash I expect.

<a href="http://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/white-riot-the-name-of-the-game">White Riot / The Name Of The Game by Cinerama</a>

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Tape Deck Mountain Covers Daniel Johnston

February 19, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I rarely post covers; it’s just not really my thing, except in this case when it involves two of my favorite bands. I’ve been covering Tape Deck Mountain and their tunes for some time, and as an Austin music fan, it only seems logical that I love Daniel Johnston. TDM has taken a noisier approach to DJ hits “True Love Will Find You in the End” and “Devil Town,” giving them a completely different feeling. They’re doing a limited edition 7″ of the two songs, with all proceeds going to National Alliance on Mental Illness. Stream the two covers below.<a href="http://tapedeckmountain.bandcamp.com/album/is-and-always-was-daniel-johnstons-delay-pedal">Is And Always Was Daniel Johnston’s Delay Pedal by tape deck mountain</a>

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