The 60's keep on rollin. A covers album most unusual, by the read of it.
This would be a fun one to put on without seeing the tracklist, as you see how far you can wander into (spoiler alert) Ticket to Ride or Elanor Rigby before you recognize them. They're both actually pretty cool covers, legitimately weaving through some of the songs' main touchstones, while drenching them in organs, length, and generous indulgence. It's a little obnoxious, but kind of brilliant in its way, expertly done, beating Girl Talk out by a solid 40 years.
The other tracks, I'm less familiar with the originals, so I'm forced to take them at face value, and they hold up pretty good. People Get Ready is goddamned euphoric, benefiting massively from being sloppy and unhinged to the core, She's Not There features basslines gallop like besstung horses and the organs lick like hellfire, while Bang Bang turns it over completely and is stark, desperate and taut. The overall result is a band aflame, as if frenetically striving to outplay the devil, with souls on the line. Original songs or not, well-structured or not, I am into that stuff 4/5
You might like this if: You like organs, psychedelia, and the general sound of the 60's in its most densely, desperately writhing throes.
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