Split 7''
Merge
2014
Rating: 8 gigabytes out of 10
A review of an actual new seven inch! This split is one of the first two sent out by Merge as part of their 25th anniversary subscription series. Given that I love 3/4ths of the bands on the label, subscribing was a no-brainer for me.
Both tracks here are covers - Mount Moriah does a terrific take on Neil Young's "Revolution Blues," really making it their own. If I didn't already know the song I would have definitely assumed it was an original of MM. The b-side is The Mountain Goats covering Ozzy's "Shot in the Dark," which is exactly as amazing and preposterous as it sounds. I actually saw John Darnielle play this song live at the Hopscotch Music Festival a year or two back, and I'm incredibly stoked there is now a recorded version.
This shit is subscription only, but you know copies will hit the secondary market.
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