The Low songs covered by Robert Plant on Band of Joy
2 tracks, 9.24 subpop on September 08, 2010 21:46
- 1. 01 Monkey 1 4.20 1579 plays
- 2. 04 Silver Rider 1 5.03 1161 plays
Robert Plant is releasing a covers album called Band of Joy on Sept. 14, 2010. On that album he covers the songs "Monkey" and "Silver Rider" by the band Low, from their 2005 Sub Pop release The Great Destroyer. Rolling Stone had the following to say about Band of Joy:
"...The two most striking songs are the most left-field, both penned by the brooding, husband-wife indie-rock band Low. "Silver Rider" is a glittering dirge, another showcase for Griffin, who's such a good songwriter that it's easy to forget what a great singer she is. Plant sings "Monkey" almost as a whisper. "It's a suicide/Shut up and drive," he snarls, in what sounds like the opening scene of a David Lynch film. It's as menacingly restrained as anything he's ever uttered."
Low's album versions of "Monkey" and "Silver Rider" are in this set. The Great Destroyer is available on CD, LP and digital from subpop.com here: http://www.subpop.com/releases/low/full_lengths/the_great_destroyer.