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The Quietus , April 19th, 2012 07:03

Canadian singer covers Swans' 'Reeling The Liars In' for Record Store Day release

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Mute-signed Canadian singer Al Spx, aka Cold Specks, has covered Swans' 'Reeling The Liars In', which you can listen to below.

It's fairly faithful to the original, which was taken from Swans' recent album My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky, but loses some of the bristly, unsettling edge of Michael Gira's take in favour of a rather less abrasive feel. It will be released on Record Store Day - this Saturday 21st April - on a 12" EP called Dancing Coins.

Cold Specks - Reeling The Liars In by Cold Specks

The tracklist for Dancing Coins runs as follows:

'Holland'
'Old Stepstone'
'Reeling The Liars In'
'Grave Goods'

'Holland' is taken from Cold Specks' upcoming debut album, set for release through Mute on 21st May. I Predict A Graceful Expulsion - nope, contrary to the name, nothing to do with those pesky Kaiser Chiefs - will be preceded by another single, 'Blank Maps', on 14th May.

crivens
Apr 19, 2012 1:54pm

yeah thanks love can we see the wine menu now?

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John Thomas
Apr 19, 2012 2:00pm

If sanitised and blandified was the aim then bravo, job done!

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Earlginger
Apr 19, 2012 3:41pm

In reply to crivens:

I nearly spat my tea over my keyboard in mirth at that - thanks. Yeah an uninspiringly straightforward cover, but she should at least get some small credit for being the first popular (sounding at least) artist to do a cover of a Swans number - that i know of, anyone?.
Next up: The Saturdays do `New Mind'.

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