The Morning Benders
Label: +1Genre: Pop
The Morning Benders are no strangers to covers as they've been known to record a quickie or two or seven as the case may be. The Bedroom Covers represents their latest round of covers all compiled in one handy-dandy free EP. The 'Benders have teamed up with a few of us bloggers to spread the love one lo-fi recording at a time. The band recorded the songs using a laptop and one microphone. Most of the songs were recorded in one take, with the exception of an occasional vocal or guitar overdub. My favorite of the lot? Their charming (they're all charming!) version of the Phil Spector-produced "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals. This was a #1 song back in 1962. The song ends up sounding like at outtake from Zumpano's Look What the Rookie Did. More importantly, these tracks remind me how much I love The Morning Benders' crisp, freshly laundered pop songs. I'm gonna pull out their album, Talking Through Tin Cans, and pin the songs up on the laundry line out back where they can twist and flutter in the wind all summer long.
Below is the track list for the covers EP. Keep checking back and I'll update when and where you can track down the other songs. I've also included a few covers previously recorded by the band.
The Bedroom Covers EP:
He's a Rebel (The Crystals) [MP3, 3.3MB, 192kbps]
Mother & Child Reunion (Paul Simon) via My Old Kentucky Blog
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
Lovefool (The Cardigans)
Marie (Randy Newman)
Pull Up The Roots (Talking Heads)
Temptation Inside Your Heart (Velvet Underground)
Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love? (The Ronettes) [MP3, 2.8MB, 160kbps]
Fools Rush In (Ricky Nelson) [MP3, 3.2MB, 160kbps]
Crying (Roy Orbison) [MP3, 3.2MB, 160kbps]
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