He did it because, well, he wanted to:
A couple of weeks ago I downloaded
the new "Against Me!" album "New Wave". I didnt really know too much
about this band but had been reading lots of good things about it, and
my friend Tegan sings on it. I like to keep myself up to date with
whats going on musically in the world, so I checked it out. I fell in
love with the album. Really. Like, couldn't stop listening to it. As
heavy and gnarly as it sounds at times, it is unmistakably a pop
masterpiece. Listening to it on the way to Australia, I wondered to
myself how these songs would sound acoustically.
A couple of
days later I was on a flight from Sydney to Melbourne and had the
thought "I'd love to cover this album." The whole thing. Beginning to
end. So I did.
Anyway, here are the results. If you already know
the original album, I hope these recordings shed a different light on
it. If you don't know "Against Me!" and like what you hear, go check
them out.
Nic Johns is the unspoken hero of this tale. He
recorded, produced and mixed it and basically made my dream a reality.
Hats off to him.
Hope you guys dig it.
Enjoy!
Ben
Download it here for free.
