Stubbs The Zombie - how appropriate for the season
jamie on October 26th, 2005
So I was browsing through new releases, and came across this little gem from last week that I missed because it’s a soundtrack comp- a bin I tend to skip right over. Stubb The Zombie is the soudtrack to the game by the same name, full of classic 60’s tunes covered by a gaggle of today’s top acts. Death Cab For Cutie, Cake, Phontom Planet, The Walkmen, Ben Kweller, and Clem Snide all take a stab at tracks like Lollipop, My Boyfriend’s Back, Strangers In The Night, and Mr. Sandman, among others. There’s just something about hearing fresh takes on these songs. I’m not saying it’s going into regular rotation on my iPod or anything but it does make for a refreshing break from the current status quo- which, come to think of it, is pretty sad. I looked over the week’s list of new releases for what seems to be the 6th week in a row and thought, “when will the good stuff come out?”. Looking at the calendar of releases for the rest of the year, it may not be until 2006 that my question gets and answer.
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