{"product_id":"bills-aches-blues-vinyl-by-various-artists","title":"Bills \u0026 Aches \u0026 Blues (Vinyl) - By:Various Artists","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, a newly launched UK independent record label, christened Axis, suddenly discovered after its first batch of releases that another Axis already existed, so a new name was required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA flyer designed to promote the label’s launch worked on the concept of a new decade and a new mission.  In descending order down the page was written:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1980 FORWARD\u003cbr\u003e\n1980 FWD\u003cbr\u003e\n1984 AD\u003cbr\u003e\n4AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e41 years after its inception, 4AD continues to look forward. But a record label’s catalogue of releases is essentially timeless.  So, the idea grew to ask current artists to cover a song of their choosing from 4AD past: a creative experiment rooted in the spirit of collaboration and a snapshot of 4AD today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBills \u0026amp; Aches \u0026amp; Blues’ 18 recordings contain fascinating connections between artist and track.  The earliest song chosen (by U.S. Girls) is The Birthday Party’s ‘Junkyard’, from 1981; the most recent are the two Grimes covers (‘Genesis’ and ‘Oblivion’, respectively by Spencer. and Dry Cleaning) from 2012.  Suitably, for the one band that bridges 4AD past and present, The Breeders are all over Bills \u0026amp; Aches \u0026amp; Blues.  They’re covered three times – ‘Cannonball’ by Tune-Yards, ‘Mountain Battles’ by Bradford Cox of Deerhunter and ‘Off You’ by Big Thief, whilst The Breeders cover ‘The Dirt Eaters’ by their ‘90s contemporaries His Name Is Alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLandmark songs such as ‘Cannonball’, ‘Song To The Siren’ and Pixies’ ‘Where is My Mind?’, will feel comfortable to casual fans, however by contrast, much joy can be found in the album’s surprise choices, such as Air Miami’s ‘Seabird’ and the Lush B-side ‘Sunbathing’, covered respectively by new signings Maria Somerville and Jenny Hval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBills \u0026amp; Aches \u0026amp; Blues is named, arguably (as Elizabeth Fraser never published the lyrics) after the opening line of Cocteau Twins ‘Cherry-Coloured Funk’.  Perhaps too unique and uncoverable in their own right, their legendary take on Tim Buckley’s ‘Song To The Siren’, under the name This Mortal Coil (along with Buckley’s pre-Starsailor acoustic version) informs SOHN’s cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLabel\u003cbr\u003e\n4AD\u003cbr\u003e\nGenre\u003cbr\u003e\nAlternative  LP - SIDE A\u003cbr\u003e\nTkay Maidza Where Is My Mind? (Pixies)\u003cbr\u003e\nU.S. Girls Junkyard (The Birthday Party)\u003cbr\u003e\nAldous Harding Revival (Deerhunter)\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Breeders Dirt Eaters (His Name Is Alive)\u003cbr\u003e\nMaria Somerville Seabird (Air Miami)\u003cbr\u003e\nLP - SIDE B\u003cbr\u003e\nTune-Yards Cannonball (The Breeders)\u003cbr\u003e\nSpencer. Genesis (Grimes)\u003cbr\u003e\nHelado Negro Futurism (Deerhunter)\u003cbr\u003e\nEfterklang Postal (Piano Magic)\u003cbr\u003e\nBing and Ruth Gigantic (Pixies)\u003cbr\u003e\nLP - SIDE C\u003cbr\u003e\nFuture Islands The Moon Is Blue (Colourbox)\u003cbr\u003e\nJenny Hval Sunbathing (Lush)\u003cbr\u003e\nDry Cleaning Oblivion (Grimes)\u003cbr\u003e\nBradford Cox Mountain Battles (Breeders)\u003cbr\u003e\nLP - SIDE D\u003cbr\u003e\nSOHN Song To The Siren (Tim Buckley)\u003cbr\u003e\nBecky and The Birds The Wolves Act I and II (Bon Iver)\u003cbr\u003e\nEx:Re Misery Is a Butterfly (Blonde Redhead)\u003cbr\u003e\nBig Thief Off You (The Breeders)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RHYTHM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50010794361025,"sku":"4AD0358LP","price":37.97,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6482\/1953\/files\/393673-Product-0-I-638917010475194301.jpg?v=1771978415","url":"https:\/\/techsupplyshed.co.nz\/products\/bills-aches-blues-vinyl-by-various-artists","provider":"TECH SUPPLY SHED","version":"1.0","type":"link"}