I’ve been a fan of the A.V. Club Undercover series for months now, and I feel like it hasn’t really caught on like it should, considering the incredible quality of a couple of entries. The premise is some artist or band comes in to the publication’s office and covers another song they chose from a… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel
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Jeff Mangum makes another rare appearance; plays songs
For the uninitiated, Jeff Mangum was the force behind indie tastemaker Neutral Milk Hotel, a band that hasn’t released an album since a little before the turn of the century. Learn more about Mangum in Woefully Uninformed Weekly. Yesterday Mangum performed a few songs, including “Oh Comely” and “Two Headed Boy Pt. 2” at a… Continue reading Jeff Mangum makes another rare appearance; plays songs
Today in unexpected covers: Frightened Rabbit takes on Neutral Milk Hotel
Right on the heels of The Decemberists’ excellent take on Heart’s “Crazy on You” from a few days ago, we have an episode of Off The Beaten Tracks which finds Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchinson covering Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Song Against Sex.” The song certainly isn’t the same without its near-gratuitous distortion and trumpet parts,… Continue reading Today in unexpected covers: Frightened Rabbit takes on Neutral Milk Hotel