Dress Up Covers EP I love cover songs. I used to think I just liked hearing my favorite artists perform songs I knew. But more and more, I think there's just something special that happens when an artist chooses to interpret someone else's song. That theory is given weight by this EP from Brooklyn husband and wife duo Little Silver as I had heard the original of only one of the selections, The Cure's "Pictures of You," prior to listening to the collection. Little Silver are Erika Simonian and Steve Curtis.
Each of the songs gets, in the words of the duo's website, "an honest barebones LS treatment," and does achieve something special. Most of the tracks include just Simonian and Curtis singing and playing their guitars. The lone exception is a full band cover of The Speedies' "Let Me Take Your Photo," which probably represents the biggest departure from the original. As with all good covers, the fact that Little Silver are fans of these songs comes across clearly in the performances.
Full disclosure: Little Silver take their name from the town where I currently live, and Erika and I both grew up here and are old friends.
So don't take my word for it. You can listen to Dress Up yourself for free and then purchase it directly from the band at their website.
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