Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Cover songs are a very delicate genre. Sometimes they're a gateway to earning notoriety. (James Blake's take on Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" only bolstered his fame.) Other times, covers are a misfire that insult the original's splendor. (Dee Snider and Eddie Ojeda's attempt at The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" is cringe-worthy.) So, when an artist releases a collection of covers, one has the right to be wary. Luckily, Vermont band Chamberlin' s step-up to the covers plate is decent, but it falls short of instant covers canonical material. The [...]