Colin Meloy: I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
ok ok ONE LAST COVER, ok? It's time for another tribute to The Smiths/Morrissey tonight, and besides, it's Colin Meloy...
The album Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey was The Decemberists' lead singer's first solo effort, released in 2005 and limited to 100 copies sold only on the accompanying tour, so we'll forgive you if you haven't heard of it.
The fact that Meloy finds Morrissey inspiring should be a surprise to no one at all. So much as a cursory listen to both singers' respective bands speaks for itself. But Meloy is far more than a cover artist, and The Decemberists are far more talented than to be tossed off as yet another indie-rock throwback to The Smiths. Though the storytelling lyrical style might be familiar, The Decemberists reach for a more folksy, Americana tone than their British predecessors, and this is where they shine. Meloy's covers are no different, but stripped down and backed merely by an acoustic guitar. Applied here to "I Know Very Well How I Got My Name", it challenges Morrissey's lyrics to stand on their own.
Colin Meloy: I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
Posted: August 26th, 2010
at 3:00pm by qbot
Tagged with 2005, american, british, colin meloy, covers, decemberists, folk, i know very well how i got my name, indie rock, morrissey, the smiths, tribute
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