I’m just about to head out the door to go see LCD Soundsystem at the Malkin Bowl and I’m pretty so excited. If I were a bro, this would probably be the time that I would drink a bunch of beers and crank a pump up jam like Guns n’ Roses‘ “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” Except I’m not a bro, so I’m listening to the Taken by Trees cover version instead. It’s a wispy and decidedly Swedish-sounding cover, with the classic guitar riff transposed onto piano as gently pattering drums and acoustic strums keep time. Mostly, the cover is a vehicle for Victoria Bergsman’s voice, as she pronounces the “h” in “when” (0:50) and plays up the nostalgic vibe with dead-eyed sighs and some gorgeous outro harmonies.
Rhetorical reader poll: which Michigan-era Sufjan Stevens song does this remind you of?
MP3: “Sweet Child o’ Mine”
Rhetorical reader poll: which Michigan-era Sufjan Stevens song does this remind you of?
MP3: “Sweet Child o’ Mine”
