"It’s been nearly a year since Listen Before You Buy‘s dream-pop darlings Silver Swans put out their “Secrets” EP. In September they gave us the sweet remix of Burning Hearts’ “Into The Wilderness” as a reminder that they are still playing the fantastic music that has made them so easy to love but also still having their hands creating incredible music even if it’s not a song of their own. A little more than a month later they are giving us this Fleet Foxes cover.
I stand firmly by my feelings that if you want respect when doing a cover things should sound just close enough to the original to keep everything familiar but the texture should be a personal stamp from the band, which is exactly what Silver Swans have accomplished with “He Doesn’t Know Why.”
Crosby, Stills, And Nash influenced chamber folk is exchanged for heavy synths and a simple yet focused rhythm. Shifting the Oregon vibe that is the cornerstone of Fleet Foxes into the San Francisco infused dreaminess saturating every Silver Swans track.
As far as I’ve been able to find out, the band is yet to announce anything official but the original plan was for them to release a full length at the beginning of summer 2012. They have played a few new songs live though and thrown the video’s up on their facebook page and thus far the potential is high" (Via: listenbeforeyoubuy.net)
I stand firmly by my feelings that if you want respect when doing a cover things should sound just close enough to the original to keep everything familiar but the texture should be a personal stamp from the band, which is exactly what Silver Swans have accomplished with “He Doesn’t Know Why.”
Crosby, Stills, And Nash influenced chamber folk is exchanged for heavy synths and a simple yet focused rhythm. Shifting the Oregon vibe that is the cornerstone of Fleet Foxes into the San Francisco infused dreaminess saturating every Silver Swans track.
As far as I’ve been able to find out, the band is yet to announce anything official but the original plan was for them to release a full length at the beginning of summer 2012. They have played a few new songs live though and thrown the video’s up on their facebook page and thus far the potential is high" (Via: listenbeforeyoubuy.net)
