'Hang
In There: A DIY Covers Compilation' review
"This
is a compilation that was put together by FOR THE SAKE OF TAPES to raise money for the mental
health charity 'Mind', and it's easily one of the best ideas for a
comp I've ever seen; all of your fave DIY / lo-fi punk bands doing
covers of pop tunes from the 80s to present day. As soon as the comp
started with TWO WHITE CRANES' acoustic take on BLINK 182's 'Adam's
Song', followed by a great version of CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS'
'Tilted' by SUGGESTED FRIENDS, and WOLF GIRL doing a dreamy cover of
'I'm Not Okay' by MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, I knew this was going to be a
comp that I'd love. There are twenty-three tracks of similar
brilliance here, with covers of HOLE, LE TIGRE, and BIKINI KILL by
LITTLE FISTS, TOUGH TITS, and DREAM NAILS respectively, as well as
pop bangers from KATY PERRY,
SEAL, and THE BANGLES by FAGGOT, EMMA
KUPA & ANKLES McGHEE
and FIGHTMILK. The
whole comp is bloody brilliant from start to finish to be honest, but
my faves are CAT APOSTROPHE doing ROBYN's 'Dancing On My Own' (it
probably helps that I love ROBYN, but this cover is darn good), JESUS
AND HIS JUDGEMENTAL FATHER's cover of SHANIA TWAIN'S 'That Don't
Impress Me Much', DANIEL VERSUS THE WORLD's absolutely stunning
version of ERASURE's 'A Little Respect' (I literally couldn't believe
how good this was), and THE POTENTIALS' cover of CHER's 'Believe',
pretty much because they put some of that auto-tuning from the
original on the vocals in the bridge / chorus and it made me cry with
laughter. So yeah, an awesome comp for a great cause that you should
check out now if not sooner."
xox
