King in particular became a Lennon solo favourite among fans. Recorded in New York in late ’74, his take on ‘Stand By Me’ by Ben E. ![]() The former Beatle’s sixth solo studio album was, like its title, rather straight forward, paying simple homage to some of his ’50s and ’60s heroes. Stripped back and raw, it confirmed the singer as a modern American great.ĭeck the halls with weirdo college rock, it’s a Rivers Cuomo festive album! Slightly creepy, the ‘Buddy Holly’ man’s fuzzy, quietly sinister reworkings of Christmas classics like ‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing’ is darkly hilarious. ![]() ![]() ‘Falling Down’, in particular, is lush and fantastical, like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole.įrom its spell-binding opening Stones cover (‘Satisfaction’) to its dreamy later take on Smog’s ‘Red Apples’, this record is Chan Marshall at her most alluring – not just covering the songs here, but seeming to inhabit them. Written off as a Hollywood vanity project, the Lost In Translation star’s Tom Waits tribute has held up incredibly well, huskily reimagining the bluesy American’s canon with help from TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek.
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