If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Nina Raj Last year, we loved Jess Cornelius' album Distance. But, I truly hate The Eagles. I know I'm not alone in this, but it's a truly deep hatred made worse by people that need to argue my hatred for them. But, I'm correct. They are terrible. When I first saw that Jess Cornelius had covered "I Can't Tell You Why," a song I don't think I realized was by The Eagles but still deeply hated, I almost didn't listen. But Cornelius' version is a complete reimagining of the original. The lyrics are the same, and there are some similar guitar parts, but instead of generic, watered down 70's folk pop cheese, it's a noisy, discordant mellow indie rocker. There's much more reverb here than any other music, which is a-ok with me. A stark contrast to the music is Cornelius' vocals. She's singing "I Can't Tell You Why" pretty straight, so it creates a great difference with the music she's singing over. Jess Co...

Photo by Matt Guevara The Eagles are most likely my least favorite band of all time. No, I don't mean that. The Eagles are my least favorite band of all time. I only bring that up to show how much we love Tristen here at If It's Too Loud... since I'm willing to look past my dislike of The Eagles to listen to new music from her. Tristen recorded a cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" as part of the Instant Love project. The Instant Love project takes love songs written by men about women and re-imagines them as being sung by women. Tristen's version of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" is even more laid back than the original and is a stunning cover. She brings a peaceful, dreamlike quality of the song that strips away the pretentious vibe that makes me truly despise the original. It takes an absurd level of talent to make me like an Eagles cover. Tristen has that talent. You can listen to Tristen's cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" below. You ca...