THE WILDHEARTS: Cover Of HELMET's 'Unsung' Available For Streaming
April 28, 2008Long-running UK rockers THE WILDHEARTS will release "Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol. 1" digitally on May 19.
The 12-track album is a collection of covers from some of THE WILDHEARTS' favourite bands and will be available exclusively to download worldwide from all major (and not-so-major) digital stores.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Unsung (HELMET)
02. The World Comes Tumblin' (THE DISTILLERS)
03. Understanding Jane (THE ICICLE WORKS)
04. Waiting Room (FUGAZI)
05. Geez Louise (THE UNBAND)
06. Ice Hockey Hair (SUPER FURRY ANIMALS)
07. Rocket 69 (THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD BAND)
08. Possum Kingdom (TOADIES)
09. Rearrange You (BABY CHAOS)
10. Pep Talk (THE DESCENDENTS)
11. Battleship Chains (GEORGIA SATELLITES)
12. Carmelita (WARREN ZEVON)
The band is streaming its cover of "Unsung" (HELMET) at this location.
CJ (vocals/guitar): "Hey, it's HELMET, what can you say... Just one of the best bands to come out of the '90s and it was a joy to do this song."
Ginger (vocals/guitar): "We used to take acid and listen to the album 'Meantime', when we first started out, and wondered if we could ever be as amazing as HELMET. I don't think we matched their inventiveness and sheer brutality, especially live, but we felt confident to give this one a bash anyway, on CJ's request. I think this song matches his vocals perfectly. Man, this one's a bitch to play. HELMET are just too damn good for anyone to copy. 'Meantime' is one of the greatest albums ever made, absolutely."
"Stop Us..." will mark the first time that each member of the band has taken on lead vocal duties on a WILDHEARTS release.
THE WILDHEARTS will preview a new track on their MySpace site every Monday, starting from April 21.
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