The Treble Tribute

by Terrance and Jeff Terich

02.02.2005

So we have a confession to make. Coming up with these covers compilations is almost more fun than writing reviews. Almost. But damn if it isn't a close second. So, here we are again, with four more ideas for covers albums. One is all Van Morrison covers, one is Iron & Wine covers, one is Death Cab's tribute to the people who now write their checks and lastly, a British tradition gets updated. You have to use your imagination on most of these, but that's the fun. We'll have plenty more in the future. We promise.

Astralwerks Does Astral Weeks
(The label named after the classic Van Morrison album finally gets to cover it)
1. Badly Drawn Boy- "Astral Weeks"
2. Sondre Lerche- "Beside You"
3. Doves- "Sweet Thing"
4. Kings of Convenience- "Cyprus Avenue"
5. Turin Brakes – "The Way Young Lovers Do"
6. Ed Harcourt – "Madame George"
7. The Beta Band– "Ballerina"
8. Beth Orton– "Slim Slow Slider"

Saddle Creek Drank the Cradle
(the label covers Iron & Wine, not necessarily from the first album)
1. Bright Eyes- "Jesus the Mexican Boy"
2. Now It's Overhead- "Sodom, South Georgia"
3. Rilo Kiley- "Lion's Mane"
4. Azure Ray- "Southern Anthem"
5. Beep Beep- "Free Until They Cut Me Down"
6. Cursive- "Cinder and Smoke"
7. The Faint- "Teeth in the Grass"
8. Sorry About Dresden- "The Sea and the Rhythm"
9. Son, Ambulance- "Muddy Hymnal"
10. The Good Life- "An Angry Blade"
11. Bright Eyes- "Swans and the Swimming"

So This Is Atlantic, And I Don't Feel Any Different
(Death Cab honors its new label's history by covering its stars)
1. "Precious Things" (Tori Amos)
2. "Desert Sea" (Jawbox)
3. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Led Zeppelin)
4. "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles)
5. "For What It's Worth" (Buffalo Springfield)
6. "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" (Gonzo / Muppet Movie)
7. "Dancing Queen" (Abba)
8. "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins)
9. "Waiting on a Friend" (Rolling Stones; originally on the Atlantic subsidiary "Rolling Stones" label)
10. "Got the Love" (Average White Band)
11. "Going to California" (Led Zeppelin)
12. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" w/Jenny Lewis (Stevie Nicks / Tom Petty)
13. "Love is the Drug" (Roxy Music)
14. "Solsbury Hill" (Peter Gabriel)
15. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)

A Night at The Pub
(The New British new wave takes on Queen)
1.Clinic "We Will Rock You"
2.Bloc Party "Death on Two Legs"
3.Art Brut "Another One Bites The Dust"
4.Futureheads "Seaside Rendezvous"
5.Dogs Die in Hot Cars "Bicycle Race"
6.Razorlight "'39"
7.Electrelane "Somebody to Love"
8.Maximo Park "Sweet Lady"
9.Kaiser Chiefs "Killer Queen"
10.Franz Ferdinand "Bohemian Rhapsody"
11.Carl Barat (of the Libertines) "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
12.British Sea Power "We Are the Champions"