"Here and Now" by Foxes and Fossils

 

Smyrna, Georgia intergenerational group Foxes and Fossils are likely the best cover band that you've never heard of.

This is their near flawless rendition of Boston, Massachusetts band Letters to Cleo's 1994 power pop single "Here and Now," recorded in the parking lot of a long shuttered Twisted Taco restaurant. (this article shows the closure date some time before February 2014)

This article pegs the performance date as August 2, 2013.

The video shows a clear shot of a Benjamin Moore paint store.  

Vinings Paint & Supply moved into the Shops at Silver Comet in December 2011.

So, this parking lot is technically on Camp Highland Road, not the connector.  

And, for the morbidly curious, it looks like the Twisted Taco is now a Japanese sushi and steakhouse.

For a cover by Letters to Cleo, their version of Cheap Trick's "I Want you to Want Me" can be found here.

"Low Rider" by Drunken Boat

 

1974 Latin funk song "Low Rider" by Long Beach, California group War was remade by the lo-fi riders Drunken Boat, on the New York, New York hipsters' 1992 album "See Ruby Falls."

"Under the Milky Way" by Metric

 

"Under the Milky Way," the 1988 accidental neo-psychedelia hit song from Sydney, Australia band The Church, was given a feminine touch on this charity release from Toronto, Canada indie rock group Metric.

"How Deep Is Your Love" by Pink Turtle

 

French swing ensemble Pink Turtle take Australian disco era sibling group The Bee Gees' 1971 pop ballad "How Deep Is Your Love" and toss in some jazz lines that are as silky smooth as a vanilla bean Crème Brûlée.

"Enjoy the Silence" by Lacuna Coil

 

Milan, Italy gothic metal band Lacuna Coil released their version of Essex, UK new wave techno pop band Depeche Mode's 1990 single "Enjoy the Silence" on their 2006 album "Karmacode."

After the first verse, the band employ a technique known as "backmasking." 

If you isolate the backward vocal track and reverse it, you'll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup.

For another Depeche Mode cover, Def Leppard's version of "Personal Jesus" can be found here.

"Whip It" by Powerman 5000

 

Boston, Massachusetts industrial metalists Powerman 5000 charge through Akron, Ohio geek punk band Devo's 1980 mainstream hit "Whip It."

You must whip it before the cream sits out too long.

But, how long is that?

Approximately two hours.

So, if you take heavy cream out of the fridge, instantly forget, and flip on the 2009 Ellen (Elliot) Page/Kristen Wiig sports drama "Whip It", you can watch until the credits roll, and then you've got less than ten minutes to hurry up and whip that cream into shape, shape it up, get it straight before it starts self-fermenting.  Which is nasty.

"Brain Damage" by Mary Fahl

 

Today marks (believe it or not) the fiftieth anniversary of the release of "Dark Side of the Moon," Pink Floyd's quintessential progressive rock masterpiece which spent an astounding 1500 weeks among the top 200 Billboard albums.  It's estimated that the iconic record, on a slow week, averages between 8,000 and 9,000 copies sold.  

In 2011, Mary Fahl released an album that reimagined "Dark Side of the Moon."  Among the covers on the tribute album is this haunting take on "Brain Damage."

For a cover of Mary Fahl's band October Project, the Gregory Douglass version of "A Lonely Voice" can be found here.

For another Pink Floyd cover, Rasputina's version of "Wish You Were Here" can be found here.