There have been many cover versions of this over the last 20 years, perhaps the most interesting coming from the Wedding Present, Los Campesinos! and Surfer Blood (with a very weird recent remix by Blackbird Blackbird also in the equation). The original is still clearly the best though.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Song Of The Day 22/03/2011: Pavement - Box Elder
Pavement were one of the most influential bands of the 1990s, with a roster of incredible songs that helped to separate indie rock from the dirge that grunge had become. However, in many people's opinions, they peaked on just the second track of their debut EP. 'Box Elder' includes everything that made Pavement great - the slacker ethos, the clean, cutting guitars, the ironic lyrics (I'm guessing that Stephen Malkmus wasn't really thinking of running away to Box Elder, MO - it looks like a fairly boring place), the lazy drumming, the fact that the tempo is ever-so-slightly too fast for them to keep up with it.
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