Stereogum has honored the 10th Anniversary of The Strokes masterpiece, Is This It, but recruiting various indie bands to cover the album. The bands up for the task range from established acts like The Morning Benders, Peter Bjorn & John, Owen Pallett, and Real Estate.
If you head to Stereogum, you can find liner notes from each artist, explaining their contribution. You can download the whole album as well.
Take a lsiten to my favorite covers below. The Morning Benders once again prove why they’re one of the best new bands around. They made one of the most popular songs of recent memory sound fresh. That’s how you do a cover, folks:
[mp3]: The Morning Benders – Last Night
[mp3]: Real Estate – Barely Legal
[mp3]: Peter Bjorn & John – Is This It
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