Subscription Services

 

print article Print     e-mail article E-mail
Published April 06, 2009, 07:53 PM

A&E Blog: First impressions of ... the Merge Records covers disc

Merge Records is 20 years old, and the indie rock institution is celebrating in a big way.

  • "The Covers!"
    • image
    "The Covers!" features some of indie rock's biggest names covering classic songs from the Merge Records vault. Submitted art

Merge Records is 20 years old. To celebrate, the indie rock institution will soon release "The Covers!" (individually, as a limited edition, or part of the larger "Score!" subscription-based box set).

The disc is an amazing collection of songs spanning the label's existence, covered by some of the most popular (non-Merge) indie bands around, such as Quasi, Les Savy Fav, the Shins, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, the New Pornographers, Okkervil River, Death Cab for Cutie, Times New Viking and many more.

Budgeteer reporter Matthew R. Perrine recently reviewed "The Covers!" on his blog, Fly High, Duluth! Read the full entry at www.areavoices.com/mperrine.

Tags: , , , , , , , 

More from around the web