Ty Segall Covers T. Rex and I Applaud the Glam Results

Ty Segall, scuzzed-out garage rocker. Marc Bolan and T. Rex, glam jammers. While the combination isn't too obvious, these two go together like peanut butter and honey (I was never a big jelly fan).

Segall recently put out a six-track EP of T. Rex covers slyly titled Ty Rex--see what he did there? The lo-fi aesthetic suits Bolan's songs well, but you'd already know it if you listened to Smith Westerns' first LP or Burnt Ones. Regardless, Segall's shaggy covers tow that must-hear line: conventional enough to warrant a curios listen, convincing enough to sound original.

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Ty Segall - Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart
Ty Segall - Buick Mackane
Ty Segall - Salamanda Palaganda

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Surfer Blood Play New Song Live & Cover Pavement

I like Surfer Blood. You (should) like Surfer Blood. Though the Florida dudes don't have any plans for a new record, they played a live session for Halfway House Music a little while back. This is cool because...

1. They played two of their best songs from Astro Coast, one of the best records of the year.
2. The played a new, chill, west-coasty track, "I'm Not Ready."
3. They covered Pavement's "Box Elder" and covering Pavement is always a win.

It's a little crazy to think the band dropped Astro Coast in January this year. The Weezer-esque tunes seem ripe for summer memories, but I first listened to the album in a cold bus driving to Syracuse in a snowstorm. Surfer Blood = wintertime?

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I'm Not Ready - Surfer Blood

Box Elder - Surfer Blood

Floating Vibes - Surfer Blood

Fast Jabroni - Surfer Blood

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