Blog: Direct Current

Tribute albums are tricky things. Paying homage without either doing note-for-note covers or hijacking a song for one's own narcissistic purposes of stylistic tics can be quite the tightrope walk. New Fleetwood Mac tribute Just Tell Me That You Want Me (August 14, Hear/Concord) strives mightily to aspire to the second more dangerous minefield, lining up an interesting array of "cutting edge" indie bands and solo artists to create "radical" interpretations of songs that were -- and remain -- adventurous in their own right. Is Best Coast's relatively straight read of "Rhiannon" as smart and invigorating as the [...]

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