Today is Tuesday, and I bring you a review of new music, freshly released by Manimal Records. American Science by Austra was leaked out last week and I listened, but I waited to review it until it had been put up on Soundcloud so that I could properly share.
American Science is a beloved song for many DD fans. I was curious as to what Austra might do with it to make it her own. I really liked the intro – in some ways it reminded me of the simplicity of a heartbeat. Her vocals are almost ghostly, backed by subtle synth loops that really allow for her voice to be the star. The song feels so existential to me, ethereal…other worldly even. I think it makes an effective statement without being at all “in your face” about it. I’m not sure that it makes the same type of impact as the band’s original, but then, that’s really not the point, is it? Austra is telling the story from her own point of view, and I am happy to sit back and listen.
I turn it over to you. What do you think? Shoot me a line here or on Twitter or Facebook!
This marks my last blog post for a couple of weeks because it’s Family Vacation time for me and my family. Don’t get too jealous – we’re going camping. If you happen to see a blue truck pulling an RV up the highway in California, wave…because it just might be my family!
-R
I have seen that our lovely bassist John enthusiastically tweeted about this cover.
On one hand, again I do appreciate the orginality, the creativeness of the artist in the version, but on the other one it’s disappointing to me: I’d rather the album version with 3 original guitars featured: Andy’s, Nile Rodgers’s and Warren’s. Their solo guitars were three different visions in one song.