July 13, 2009
I feel like the best covers totally reinvent the song their paying tribute to, leaving you with absolutely no desire to hear the original. This week’s Song of the Week doesn’t quite do that (I’m totally looking for the Bruce Springsteen mix our friends Dave and Deirdre made us now), but there’s something spectacularly beautiful and emotionally naked about Beerjacket‘s cover of the Boss’s Dancing in the Dark. Yes, unfortunate name for this one-man Scottish acoustic folksman, but his new album, Animosity, is well-worth the listen. Very Elliot Smith, with a little Scottish flair. So much good music out of Glasgow lately…
