Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese’s HBO series Vinyl is set to end in just over a month. To celebrate, the second volume of the show’s soundtrack will be released just before the finale on April 15th. During the run of the series, mini-soundtracks have been released every Friday. The fifth and most recent one was released on Friday and features covers from Iggy Pop, the Arcs, the Kills’ Alison Mosshart and The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas.
Set in the 70s, the series follows music executive Richie Finestra who is focused on saving his record company as rock and roll starts to take a backseat in the wake of other genres. Its soundtrack has an incredibly strong, significant rock and roll sound (as you can guess by Jagger’s involvement). The acclaimed show stars Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple, Ray Romano, Paul Ben-Victor and P.J. Byrne. Jagger’s son James also has a role as Kip Stevens, the lead singer of the Nasty Bits.
The mini-soundtrack consists of five tracks: Casablancas has covered The Velvet Underground’s White Light White Heat, while Iggy smashes Nervous Breakdowns’ I Dig You Mind. Mosshart quickens the pace of The Punks’ My Time’s Coming and The Arcs take on Bobby Packer’s Watch Your Step.
Listen to these four incredible renditions below and take a trip back in time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_C2pxz5p5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf-1QgWRqs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpWz_CdXCNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNjlR65IneE
Vinyl Volume 1.5 is available now via iTunes. Vinyl Volume 2 will be released on April 15th.
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Since the release of Netflix’s Making a Murderer, it seems the show is all anyone is capable of talking about. The ten-part documentary follows the life of Steven Avery, a man who was accused and convicted of the murder of a young woman. Given the content, it’s no wonder it’s caught the attention of so many. One such example is garage rock band The Arcs, who have already released a song inspired by the series.
The track, titled Lake Superior, features lyrics are inspired by Steven Avery himself. “On a stretch of sand, sweet northern breeze / Manitowoc put Avery on the beach,” the singer croons over a psychedelic beat, “Your alibi, will never do / When the whole town’s got it out for you”. The band has also chosen to donate all proceeds to the the Innocence Project, a nonprofit organisation that helps exonerate wrongly convicted people.
After posting the track to their Soundcloud, the band added a statement explaining the thought process behind the track, “It’s like Billy Childish says, ‘We live in troubled times,'” they wrote. “Last week, we got a sneak peek at what goes on behind the curtains of our criminal justice system. A few sleepless nights later we gathered in the studio and wrote this song.”
Listen to the track below:
https://soundcloud.com/thearcs/lake-superior