Covers albums are apparently the hot trend for 2010. Peter Gabriel just re-envisioned the likes of Bon Iver and The Magnetic Fields, opera star Renée Fleming is singing Jefferson Airplane and Arcade Fire (and, apparently, Peter Gabriel, although she herself did not appear on his recent release), and now it’s Nada Surf‘s turn.
This summer, the band will release if i had a hi-fi, which sees them covering the likes of Depeche Mode, Spoon, and The Soft Pack (but not Peter Gabriel). Mark Wenk of Calexico and Holly Miranda show up for guest spots, along with Joe McGinty (Psychedelic Furs), and Phil Peterson (Kay Kay and the Weathered Underground).
Nada Surf picked a few obscure numbers for the release as well, including “Electrocution,” by Bill Fox, which you can download below. Fox was the lead singer of Cleveland-based ’80s band Mice. He all but quit the biz after a couple solo albums, though thanks to an article in The Believer, his music is seeing something of a resurgence these days. Hence this track:
Nada Surf – “Electrocution” (Bill Fox Cover)
if i had a hi-fi is out June 8 via Mardev.
01 “Electrocution” (Bill Fox)
02 “Enjoy the Silence” (Depeche Mode)
03 “Love Goes On” (The Go-Betweens)
04 “Janine” (Arthur Russell)
05 “You Were So Warm” (Dwight Twilley)
06 “Love and Anger” (Kate Bush)
07 “The Agony of Laffitte” (Spoon)
08 “Bye Bye Beaute” (Coralie Clement)
09 “Question” (Moody Blues)
10 “Bright Side” (The Soft Pack)
11 “Evolution” (Mercromina)
12 “I Remembered What I Was Going to Say” (The Silly Pillows)
