Sleeper: Atomic

I’ve always thought it was appropriate that we named our new wave night after a song that was both new wave and punk. Blondie ties the two together well, and it fits the spirit of our events; “new wave” is more of a guide than a rule. Given our interpretation, it also seems fitting to post, as our first song, not the original but rather a newer cover.

Sleeper didn’t really put much of a stamp on this song; play it simultaneously with the original, and they’re almost note for note the same. You might ask what the point is (and I’m not entirely sure), but I like to imagine that, sometime while this was being recorded, they realized there was no point in screwing with a good thing.

Available on the Trainspotting Soundtrack