Discography
A Global Pop Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
FROM THE LABEL: Limited edition double cd. The songs of Bruce Springsteen have been re-born in the able hands of 38 indie, folk and underground acts,
including the Wave Pictures, Darren Hayman (ex-Hefner), Glam Chops
(with Eddie Argos from Art Brut) and even a fiddle solo from the Velvet
Underground's Doug Yule. The double album is named "Play Some Pool,
Skip Some School, Act Real Cool" (a line from the classic "Rosalita
(Come Out Tonight)"), and is brought to you from the ever reliable
where it's at is where you are label. (
www.wiaiwya.com) These acts have
been inspired by Springsteen’s woodsman folk, tender ballads,
fist-pumping anthems and emotional rock; their interpretations of
Springsteen’s back catalogue – from the classics to the rarely visited
side roads – reveal the breadth of The Boss’s influence and the
inspiration his rich career gives to many bands from different strands
of today’s underground.
If a handful of highlights had to be picked
from this treasure trove of talent they would undoubtedly include the
Wave Pictures' stripped bare anti-folk reading of "Racing in the
Street" (a track they had so much fun recording they did ten more
Springsteen covers, which will be given away with the lead single);
Matador Record's new signing Jennifer O'Connor turning the bombast
of "Cover Me" into a beautiful Joni Mitchell-like folk ballad; Jeff
Mellin excitingly bringing in Doug Yule to play fiddle
on his version of "Brilliant Disguise"; Help Stamp Out Loneliness going
all creepy Nico fronting Stereolab on CD 2 opener "I'm On Fire", and
Fergus Lawrie (ex Urusei Yatsura) and the Violence Jack Off rendering
"No Surrender" completely unrecognisable behind walls of Sonic Youth
feedback on the closing track. Along the way the Boss is reinterpreted
as glam stomper (Glam Chops), drivetime AM radio singalong (Darren
Hanlon), epic dreampop fragility (Jeniferever) and a girl fronted
beachboys barbershop gone country (Piney Gir)... Yup, it's an album of
highlights... "where music and passion are always in fashion".
Tracklisting : The Wave Pictures - Racing in the Street, Jennifer
O'Connor - Cover Me, Airport Girl- The River, MJ Hibbett & The
Validators - Glory Days, Shaun Wolf Wortis - She's the One, Glam Chops
- Born In the USA, Jeff Mellin - Brilliant Disguise/ Brilliancy medley,
Lucinda Black Bear - Born To Run, Darren Hanlon - the Promised Land,
Gregory Webster - You’re Missing, Allo, Darlin' (featuring Paul from
Hexicon) - Atlantic City, Boy Genius – Badlands, The Gresham Flyers –
Magic, One Milky Wimp - Johnny 99, Thewintersleep - Dancing in the
Dark, Jeniferever - One Step Up, Travis Elborough - My Hometown, Pete
Weiss - Candy's Room, Eux Autres - My Love Will Not Let You Down, Help
Stamp Out Loneliness - I'm on Fire, Swedish Chef - Used Cars, Hillary
And The Democrats - Thunder Road, Orange Nichole - Mansion on the Hill,
The Manhattan Love Suicides - Stolen Car, Piney Gir - Waiting on a
Sunny Day, The School - Hungry Heart, Harvey Williams - I Wanna Marry
You, The Vatican Cellars - Darkness on the Edge of Town, Joel Mellin -
The Rising, The Foxgloves - Downbound Train, The Andersen Tapes - Prove
It All Night, DJ Downfall feat. Amelia Fletcher - If I Should Fall
Behind, Darren Hayman - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight), Summer Cats Vs
Motifs - Born to Add, Alexander's Festival Hall - Empty Sky, Butcher
Boy - Streets of Philadelphia, Brontosaurus Chorus - Because the Night,
The Volence Jack Off - No Surrender
