℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Released | November 15, 2022 |
Duration | 26m 02s |
Record Label | Sub Pop Records |
Genre | Alternative (Rock) |
Cuntry Covers Vol. 2
Various Artists
Available in MQA and 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
1.1
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Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
Bria |
4:20 | |||
1.2
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When You Know Why You're Happy
Bria |
3:50 | |||
1.3
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Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)
Bria |
2:25 | |||
1.4
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By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Bria |
3:44 | |||
1.5
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I Dream A Highway
Bria |
6:31 | |||
1.6
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See You Later, I'm Gone
Bria |
5:12 |
As its name suggested, the intimate and sultry Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 was always going to have a follow-up. Led by the brooding vocals of Bria Salmena, Cuntry Covers Vol. 2 is every bit as potent as its predecessor whose noir-inflected alternative country-rock stood in sharp contrast to the singer's commanding delivery as leader of post-punk revivalists FRIGS. Debuting the project in 2021, the languid, reverb-drenched Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 saw her artfully collaborating with multi-instrumentalist Duncan Hay Jennings and reimagining a carefully picked collection of Americana anthems.
Vol. 2 pushes the envelope further and harder. Encompassing feverish takes on tracks by Gillian Welch, Paula Cole, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Robert Lester Folsom, Glenn Campbell – by way of Nick Cave – and the late, great Loretta Lynn, Bria’s deliciously dark approach shimmers through these six startling songs.
Building on the tried-and-true/bold-and-new duality of Cuntry Covers’ first offering, Vol. 2 delivers a deeper dive into co-producers Salmena and Jennings' brilliant alchemy of traditional and contemporary reinterpretations. But it’s the added experimental flourishes, from dizzying electronica and pulsing bass to sax-driven soul, that takes Bria’s new EP into previously uncharted territory, signalling a thrilling new step in this adventurous artist’s evolution.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sub Pop Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.37 -1.88 to -0.07 | -11.56 -13.75 to -8.96 | -9.17 -11.80 to -6.50 | 7 5 to 8 | |
1 | Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? | -0.07 | -8.96 | -6.5 | 5 |
2 | When You Know Why You're Happy | -1.88 | -13.75 | -11.8 | 7 |
3 | Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) | -0.07 | -9.50 | -6.7 | 6 |
4 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix | -0.07 | -13.52 | -10.7 | 8 |
5 | I Dream A Highway | -0.10 | -11.82 | -9.5 | 7 |
6 | See You Later, I'm Gone | -0.07 | -11.82 | -9.8 | 7 |