Details:
A nice little idea this, strictly limited to 200 copies and the first release for Naomi’s own label. “The Covers EP” features 5 tracks each from anti-folk lady Naomi Hates Humans and americana/drone like sounds of Tim Holehouse. Both have been known to drop covers into their sets so a full CD of covers is what you get.
Naomi throws in covers of En Vogue, Johnny Cash, Patti Smith and Leonard Cohen. Out of her 5 tracks the version of “Hallelujah” is probably the best, lending itself really well to her croaky voice (I mean that in a good way) while her take on “Don’t Let Go” and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” are pretty straight down the line but have that lived in quality her other material has.
Tim Holehouse (Who used to vocalise for sludge monsters Among The Missing) treats us to a supremely downbeat and droning take on Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”. Transforming the song into something else. His take on Johnny Cash’s “Boy Named Sue” is a stand out as well. Taking a country track and transforming it into a droning, spoken word piece is pretty cool actually.
The CD is rounded out by covers of each others songs, and having not heard the originals anyway it was lost on me other than being good songs.
A pretty nice little curiosity of a release, if you can, I recommend grabbing a copy from somewhere.
Listen: www.myspace.com/betterweirdthandead
Tracklist:
1. Don’t Let Go (En Vogue) - Naomi Hates Humans
2. Sunday Morning Coming (Johnny Cash) - Naomi Hates Humans
3. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) - Naomi Hates Humans
4. Free Money (Patti Smith) - Naomi Hates Humans
5. Country Song (Tim Holehouse) - Naomi Hates Humans
6. Crazy (Gnarls Bartley ) - Tim Holehouse
7. Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash) - Tim Holehouse
8. Gigolo Aunt (Yd Barrett) - Tim Holehouse
9. Kennedy (The Wedding Present) - Tim Holehouse
10. Pipe Dreams And Lullabies (Naomi Hates Humans) - Tim Holehouse
