A free three-track covers EP from Guards which features radically-different huge reverb-heavy slow rock versions of songs by Metallica (‘Motorbreath’), Vampire Weekend (‘Taxi Cab’) and M.I.A (‘Born Free’).
Guards is Richie Follin, brother of CULTs‘ singer Madeline who released a recommended debut EP last year featuring vocals from Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek and CULTS.
‘Taxi Cab’ reminds me of Spiritualized-era blissed-out rock.
Download: Guards – Taxi Cab (Vampire Weekend cover)
Download it via Bandcamp and then grab the original 7-track EP.
Download: Guards – Sail It Slow (feat. CULTS)
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