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Photo by Tristan "treestamp" Padron Pacing, the anti-folk project of Katie McTigue, just released a new single inspired by Mr. Rogers. She came across the lyrics to "You Can Never Go Down the Drain" and re-scored the lyrics with a new melody and some chords inspired by Elliott Smith. Is it a cover? Sort of, but I can't quite consider it a true cover. It's an uplifting and somewhat hypnotic song that is oddly comforting in it's psychedelia. In our current time where we could all use some joy and positivity, "Never Go Down" provides that with both it's uplifting sound and nostalgia for when our biggest problem was the possibility of going down the drain. Katie McTigue says of her new single: "I think of my version as an unconditional love song for a cult leader.  Repeating something over and over does not make it true. But it does make you feel kind of powerful." You can watch the lyric video for "Never Go Down" below. PL*...

Our political climate is all sorts of batshit bonkers right now. We're at the point where even the theme songs from children's shows of our youth can be politically charged in the right context. Enter Walter Sickert covering the Mr. Rogers classic "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" With absolutely no explanation necessary, we all know exactly what is meant by a song we used to sing when we were four. This particular cover is a Walter Sickert solo jam, with just him singing while plunking away at a piano. And it's just as creepy (but somehow turns out beautiful?) as you'd expect. One of the main points of the cover is to highlight that for the entire month of February, any money that Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys earn on their Bandcamp will be donated to ACLU Nationwide . You can listen to "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" below. You can find Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys' Bandcamp here . Won’t You Be My Neighbor? by ...