Friday, August 10, 2012

"Crushes (the Covers Mixtape)" - Mates of State


2012. Polyvinyl Rec. Co.

On first Listen:

Q: Who puts out a limited to 1500 album with covers of Girls, the Mars Volta, Death Cab for Cutie, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Fleetwood Mac, Vashti Bunyan, Dear Nora, Daniel Johnston, and Belle & Sebastian?

A: Mates of State.

I love covers, not all covers, but a majority. To be honest, I would have bought this for the Belle & Sebastian cover alone, but there is some cool stuff here. This vinyl pressing was a Record Store Day release for this year, but the digital version has been out a couple of years. I like Mates of State, not the biggest fan by a long shot, but this bumped them up a little in my book.

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