The legendary Velvet Underground and Nico is 45 years old? How could it be? But for the occasion, some of the best indie musicians are putting out a vinyl-only tribute to the iconic band, which will be released on November 6 via Castle Face, Thee Oh Sees’ John Dwyer’s own label and Universal.
Ty Segall will cover ‘Femme Fatale’, and it may go a little less quiet than the original, whereas Thee Oh Sees have picked the perfect one for their psychedelic out-of-control garage rock, the long and noisy ‘European Son’.
Among the other bands I have seen, The Fresh & Onlys and White Fence, whose frontman Tim Presley’s style has been compared to Syd Barett’s. Basically, all of them seem to have this psychedelic thing going on, so it should be fun. Oh but wait,… vinyl only? I don't do vinyl! But there's nothing to worry about, the tracks will also be released digitally on various websites between October 15-29.
Here is the track list for The Velvet Underground & Nico tribute:
01 Kelley Stoltz: "Sunday Morning"
02 Warm Soda: "I’m Waiting For The Man"
03 Ty Segall: "Femme Fatale"
04 Blasted Canyons feat. Jeremy Cox (of Royal Baths): "Venus In Furs"
05 White Fence: "Run Run Run"
06 The Fresh & Onlys: "All Tomorrow’s Parties"
07 Burnt Ones: "Heroin"
08 The Mallard: "There She Goes Again"
09 Here Comes The Here Comes: "I’ll Be Your Mirror"
10 K. Dylan + The Black Angel’s Death Songsmen: "The Black Angel’s Death Song"
11 Thee Oh Sees: "European Son"