Salem Wolves - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

By -


Cover songs are a big component of what we do here at If It's Too Loud..., and we're huge fans of a great cover whether that's cool or not. It feels like it's been a while since we've brought you a great cover, so luckily for us all Salem Wolves just released an EP of five cover songs! You get covers of The Replacements' "The Ledge," Husker Du's "Don't Want to Know if You're Lonely," Jawbreaker's "Jet Black," INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart," and Tom Waits' "Dirt in the Ground." It's five wildly different songs that are all iconic and beyond fantastic, done in the garage rock shooting for arena levels of huge style of Salem Wolves. All songs keep the roots of the originals intact, but definitely have a new spin on them. Even a song like "Never Tear Us Apart," which is the least Salem Wolves-ish of all the chosen songs, ends up working perfectly in their style. If you love covers and/or Salem Wolves as much as we do, you'll love this one.

Gray Bouchard (vocals/guitar) says of the new EP:

“Coming off our last record, we just wanted to do something fun and not so conceptual. We’ve historically been opposed to learning covers—mostly because we’re lazy and only know so many chords. But this was a chance to play the songs we grew up loving, the secret architecture of our taste and style.”

You can listen to Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 below. The EP is available now via Bandcamp. For more on Salem Wolves, check out the band's website. They're playing a stacked free show tomorrow (October 4) at Rejects Beer Co in Middletown, RI with The Devil's Twins and Tension Scale!

On Repeat...

The New Limits - "Normal Day"

By -
Image
Photo via Facebook According to their Bandcamp profile, The New Limits are a "Boston ska band with a taste for rocksteady, reggae, soul, and rock n roll." They just released a single that shows off their sound perfectly. "Normal Day" is a laid back ska song dripping with soul. You know that joke that goes around every few months saying that ska is the sound that plays in a twelve year old's head when they get an extra mozzarella stick? The New Limits are the grown up version of that sound. This is ska/rocksteady for adults. It's ultra chilled out music with some of the best horns in the city. Even if you haven't listened to ska since your youth, you need to check out "Normal Day." This might help re-open the entire genre to you. The New Limits say of their latest single: " What is normal, anyway? Some of us just want a nine-to-five. Others cry at the thought. 'Normal Day' has nothing to do with quarantine and lots to do with figuri...
Read more

The Beths - "Mother, Pray for Me"

By -
Image
Photo by Annabel Kean For their latest single, New Zealand's The Beths have released "Mother, Pray for Me." This is a heartbreaking ballad consisting of Elizabeth Stokes' vocals and guitar with just the slightest hint of organ. It's a deeply personal song for Stokes, made obvious with how intimately the song comes across. It truly feels almost confessional, and it's quite simply beautiful. The Beths are most known for huge little indie rock gems perfect for bopping along to, but "Mother, Pray for Me" is quite the opposite. Stokes' vocals and lyrics are right up front on this one, and I can't imagine it any other way. Elizabeth Stokes says of her latest single: “I cried the whole time writing it. It's not really about my mother, it's about me — what I hope our relationship is, what I think it is, what it maybe actually is, and what I can or can't expect out of it.   “My mother is a first gen Indonesian immigrant, and very Catholic....
Read more

Brennen Leigh - "Dumpster Diving"

By -
Image
Photo by Lyza Renee Brennen Leigh has quickly become a favorite of ours, with her take on a classic country sound with a slight sense of humor. Her latest single, "Dumpster Diving," which she describes as a "trashy little tune," is everything we love about the musician. It's a vintage style country song that comes in at a punk like one minute, forty-eight seconds. With a chorus of "Dumpster diving, this ain't gonna last / Dumpster diving, 'cause baby you like trash..." how can you possibly resist. Leigh's latest gives us a decades old sound with modern sensibilities and her fantastic voice that's tailor made for this genre of music. It's almost like a collaboration between Loretta Lynn and Shel Silverstein, and who doesn't want to hear that? You can hear "Dumpster Diving" below. Don't You Ever Give Up On Love  is due out October 3 on Signature Sounds, and is available for pre-order here . For more on Brennen Leigh,...
Read more