New OC compilation: actually pretty good!

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 19 comments 16:10 November 14th, 2006

Doesn't this look good? No? Oh get out of my house...

The sixth in the well-selling series of compilation albums based on the television show The OC is out on December 4. In a neat twist to previous emo-filled editions, this album sees a variety of actually-very-good acts covering songs by other very-decent bands. Jeepers.

Acts featured include Lady Sovereign (pictured), Pinback, Mates Of State and Band Of Horses; songs are penned by the likes of Black Flag, The Sex Pistols, Modest Mouse and The New Year. Tracklisting below (songwriters in brackets)...

Goldspot - 'Float On' (Modest Mouse)
Rock Kills Kid - 'Turn My Camera On' (Spoon)
Lady Sovereign - 'Pretty Vacant' (The Sex Pistols)
Mates of State - 'California' (Phantom Planet)
Pinback - 'Wasted' (Black Flag)
John Paul White - 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head' (ELO)
Rogue Wave - 'Debaser' (The Pixies)
Syd Matters - 'Hello Sunshine' (Super Furry Animals)
Tally Hall - 'Smile Like You Mean It' (The Killers)
The M's - 'Come Into My Room' (Clinic)
Band of Horses - 'End's Not Near' (The New Year)
Chris Holmes - 'Into Dust' (Mazzy Star)

Lady Sovereign's 'Pretty Vacant', or at least a snippet of it, can be heard at her MySpace.

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i wonder if

Goldspot will better Ben Lee's version of 'Float On'? cos that was impressive.. if a little odd!

benmarwood | 14 Nov '06, 16:12 | X | Reply

I want this

But I'm scared of something bearing the OC on the front. Do I abandon principles purely to here Rogue Wave's take on Debaser...?

bamos | 14 Nov '06, 16:13 | X | Reply

I wanna hear that version of debaser

I don't want all the silly girls at school going round singing it wrong though :(.
The OC is bad for that.

Mykeyw @bamos | 14 Nov '06, 16:19 | X | Reply

this sounds brilliant

and I love The OC. Winner.

nice_squirrel | 14 Nov '06, 16:21 | X | Reply

Good lord

Have you HEARD Lady Sovereign's version of 'Pretty Vacant'?! It's not erm...pretty. Sorry.

The rest looks good though.

chartpimp | 14 Nov '06, 16:30 | X | Reply

when i went home i was surprised to hear

that my brother knew who the Postal Service were (he knows little to nothing about music) - then he informed me that they were the 'new thing' that all the posh kids in dublin liked, because they were ON THE OC.

oh i felt a bit sick

sarkyfox | 14 Nov '06, 16:33 | X | Reply

I fucking love The OC

Best written show on TV by a country mile.

rspce @sarkyfox | 14 Nov '06, 16:52 | X | Reply

The OC's alright

Probably download a few of these as there are a couple that I can't be arsed with.

Glen_Chap @rspce | 14 Nov '06, 17:21 | X | Reply

Haha

Wasn't Chris Holmes the guitarist from WASP? Can't wait to hear his sensitive reworking of Mazzy Star...

joeymahone | 14 Nov '06, 17:29 | X | Reply

Rogue Wave doing the Pixies!?

I just done a sex wee!

dazedmarc | 14 Nov '06, 17:40 | X | Reply

The O.C.

Is for those not left satisfied by the other daytime soap operas. All with a convenient primetime schedule.

TheDailyJW | 14 Nov '06, 18:49 | X | Reply

thank god

that awful cover of Lover I Don't Have To Love isn't on there.

guntrip | 14 Nov '06, 20:07 | X | Reply

WTF Mike

A lot of the OC soundtracks have been pretty decent!

FrancescoNoir | 14 Nov '06, 21:50 | X | Reply

oc

Na don't sound that good, just sounds like the pretentious music they have playing quietly in club scenes or Ryans looking moody.

lovemusicfuckbaby | 15 Nov '06, 04:15 | X | Reply

Oooo you tease!

Reading the first paragragh made me think they we're making a compliation of the originals...what a fool!!

Marty_Strange | 15 Nov '06, 09:29 | X | Reply

best written show...

i can only assume your fingers have gone on strike after being made to type that.
soaps are written by committee and turned over too quickly for any finesse, by sub-standard actors who've given up on a real acting career. That goes for the oc as much as any other.

withpaperwings @rspce | 15 Nov '06, 10:52 | X | Reply