The OC, The Band and Lady Sovereign

The OC people (I could have sworn that the show was off the air) have another Soundtrack packed full with all your soon to be indie favorites.  But there's a twist.  This time out they’ve found a bunch of bands to, wait for it, here it comes...cover other indie bands!  Genius I tell you!  Now they will have double the names to drop while vying for indie cred.  I must say that I am intrigued.  Here's the tracklist:

Goldspot - Float On (Modest Mouse Cover)

Rock Kills Kid - I Turn My Camera On (Spoon Cover)

Lady Sovereign - Pretty Vacant The (Sex Pistols Cover)

Mates of State – California (Phantom Planet Cover)

Pinback – Wasted (Black Flag Cover)

John Paul White - Can't Get It Out Of My Head (ELO Cover)

Rogue Wave – Debaser (Pixies Cover)

Syd Matters - Hello Sunshine (Super Furry Animals Cover)

Tally Hall- Smile Like You Mean It (The Killers Cover)

The M's - Come Into My Room (Clinic Cover)

Band of Horses - End's Not Near (The New Year Cover)
Chris Holmes - Into Dust (Mazzy Star Cover)

And for a taste check out these streams of the SOV covering the Sex Pistols:

Lady Sovereign - Pretty Vacant     Windows     Real 

And because I care:  Mates of State - California.mp3

What are you most curious about?  I wanna hear that Syd Matters cover of SFA...someone please send it to me now.


Speaking of covers (see how I did that!), there's a new tribute to The Band coming out soon called Endless Highway: The Music of The Band.  Just an FYI, The Band rule.  If you think you don't like them, you're wrong.  Go buy all their records right now, or I'm never speaking to you again.  The tracklist for the tribute isn't mind blowing, but there are a couple of notable acts involved including MMJ, Gomez and Death Cab For Cutie.  Here's the full track listing:

"I Shall Be Released" - Jack Johnson
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - The Allman Brothers
"Rocking Chair" - Death Cab For Cutie
"It Makes No Difference" - My Morning Jacket
"The Weight" - Lee Ann Womack
"Acadian Driftwood" - The Roches
"Whispering Pines" - Jakob Dylan
"Up On Cripple Creek" - Gomez
"King Harvest" - Bruce Hornsby
"Unfaithful Servant" - Rosanne Cash
"Rag Mama Rag" - Blues Traveler
"Bessie Smith" - Joe Henry
"This Wheel's On Fire" - Guster
"Chest Fever" - Widespread Panic
"Ain't No More Cane" - John Hiatt & North Mississippi Allstars
"Look Out Cleveland" - Jackie Greene
"Ophelia" - Animal Liberation Orchestra
"Stage Fright" - Steve Reynolds
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" - Josh Turner
"The Shape I'm In" - Gov't Mule
"Life is a Carnival" - Trevor Hall

Here's The Band:

The Band - Long Black Veil.mp3

The Band - The Weight.mp3

My Morning Jacket - It Makes No Difference.mp3

The Band - I Shall Be Released from The Last Waltz