Monday, 29 October 2007Tony Donelly / Luff split Neil Young covers on American Laundromat records Tanya Donelly / Luff split Heart of Gold - Tanya Donelly / Tell Me Why - Luff American Laundromat Records Released June 23rd, 2007 500 copies, clear gold vinyl These two artists are covering Neil Young on this split from American Laundomat records for a great cause. All proceeds of this single go to Casting for Recovery, a breast cancer support organization. American Laundromat has been putting together some amazing tribute albums lately. They just sold out of a Pixies tribute album 7" of unreleased tracks, not on the full length. It sounds like an impressive collection of covers, everyone from Mogwai to They Might be Giants contributed. I'll admit, I missed out on the limited 7"...but not on this split pressed in anticipation of the Neil Young cover double disc to be released in February. Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young. They are keeping busy at American Laundromat. Tanya Donelly has an impressive resume, having been a part of Belly, Throwing Muses and the Breeders, I think this is the first solo vinyl 7" she has ever released. A low cello riff echoing the chorus kicks the track off and is soon joined by acoustic guitar, accordion and banjo, giving this a nice alt-country feel. Her unmistakable voice fits this track perfectly, eventually she starts harmonizing with herself progressively more and more, creating an angelic choir towards the end. I really liked the Luff side and their cover of 'Tell me why?' It begins really slowly and unrecognizable, then a super low-fi shoegaze washes in. Is it possible this is even slower than the original? The drums have a great loud room sound and it's something that could have been missing for me in a the original, it gives the track a more organic, spontaneous feel. Behind everything is some kind of static or signal distortion atmospherics reminding me of a Space Needle cover of Cinnamon Girl, that was completely covered by distortion and hiss giving it this eerie feeling of a long lost recording. Sheila's vocals is really close to the high falsetto of Neil, and at times I forget I'm listening to a cover. This band amazingly has one self released album, and this looks like their first venture on vinyl. Of course you're going to be singing along with both tracks, and the packaging is great, it's a nice touch pressing it on gold vinyl. Recommended. Jason Dean Labels: american laundromat records, belly, casting for recovery, heart of gold, luff, mogwai, neil young, pixies, tanya donelly
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