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Please Please Please - A Tribute To The Smiths

Under The Covers: Please Please Please tribute to The Smiths

It’s becoming pretty standard for bands to cover The Smiths these days. Some covers are completely unnecessary, and some are very memorable such as Dream Acadamy’s take on Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want from Ferris Beuler and Love Spit Love’s version of How Soon Is Now. Continuing on with the tradition, American Laundromat Records has just put out a compilation of 20 indie artists taking on their favorite song from The Smiths.

This album features contributions from several of Strangeways favorite artists.
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Posted on December 22, 2011 in New Release, Under The Covers | Tagged Anna-Lynn Williams, Smiths, Stars, Tanya Donelly, Trespassers William |

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