UPDATE AUGUST 17TH
THIS JUST IN!
CATCH SID N SUSIE'S ARTIST SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW
WITH AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PERFORMANCE OF "DIFFERENT DRUM"
FROM UNDER THE COVERS VOL. 1
NOW PLAYING AT YAHOO!MUSIC.COM!
OFFICIAL SID N SUSIE WEBSITE
Purchase Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs' album UNDER THE COVERS!  Featuring 15 of Matthew "Sid" Sweet and Susanna "Susie" Hoffs' favorite pop tunes from the 1960s, Under The Covers Vol. 1 combines popular hits and obscure gems from such important names in music as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Who, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Zombies, The Mamas And The Papas, The Left Banke, The Bee Gees, The Marmalade, Fairport Convention, Love, The Stone Poneys, and The Velvet Underground. Sweet and Hoffs, each with a stunning and highly distinguishable voice of their own, mingle melodies and tones for new, unique harmonies that truly reflect the sounds of the time.
Sweet and Hoffs have always been fans of each other's work, performing guest vocals at each others concerts a few times throughout the years, and collaborating with comedian Mike Myers as members of Austin Powers' on-screen band Ming Tea in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers in Goldmember. The down to earth feel of Under The Covers reflects the ease of the sessions; recorded entirely at Sweet's home facility, Lolina Green, the work was a true labor of love, done, as they both put it, "purely for the fun of it!"
A '60s pop primer of sorts, Under The Covers Vol. 1's 15 songs span a wide range of genres - from rock to folk to pop - but all have that unmistakable '60s vibe. It's obvious that Sweet and Hoffs have put their own stamp on these covers, individually and collectively, but have done so with a sense of respect and admiration for the original versions and composers. On Under The Covers Vol. 1 Sweet and Hoffs pay homage to arguably the most important decade in pop music by inserting their own musical personalities and unique harmonies for a fresh and new sound. Dig it.
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