Covers!

Everybody appreciates an occasional cover. So, I decided to compile my all-time top three covers. In no particular order, I bring you five covers taken from very, very different eras and scenes in musical history.

3. Wish (Nine Inch Nails cover) - The Dillinger Escape Plan

This one is great. Greg Puciato holds a note-for-note-perfect rendition of Trent Reznor, and that's a damn hard thing to do. This band has frequently dipped its toes in many different musical styles, one of which is Industrial, which Reznor almost exclusively specializes in. DEP put their own spin on a wonderfully intriguing genre, and it works.

2. Like a Drug (Desert Sessions cover) - Queens Of The Stone Age
This is an interesting one. Like QOTSA, The Desert Sessions is Homme's project. With an ever revolving cast, Homme is easily able to draft members in and out of the band and is also able to bring Desert Sessions tracks over to his own QOTSA records. Each of the five QOTSA records has a few Desert Sessions tracks scattered throughout. So, I have a soft spot for this one.





1. Sister Golden Hair (America Cover) - The Dandy Warhols


The Dandies will always be one of my favourite bands. Similarly, I have a soft spot for old time folkers America. To see the Dandies cover this song with their own space-psych spin on it was a marvel to witness.

Soundgarden's first single in 15 years

Soundgarden have released their first single in 15 years with the launch of the new Marvel film The Avengers. The band is currently working on their follow-up to their fifth studio album, 1996’s “Down on the upside”. As can be expected, the band is being asked about their new sound. Chris Cornell says:

“It sounds like Soundgardem, but I wouldn’t say it’s similar. I think there are parts of it that are gonna remind anybody of us, but we’ve always kinda progressed from album to album. So it’s definitely not a throwback. It’s not us getting back to our roots... it’s just kind of a natural progression.”

You can hear it below.