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Gorilla vs. Bear has a new track from CSS, the impeccably styled Brazilian dance-attack band that cranked out one of last year's best singles, "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above." On this BBC radio-session excerpt, the group covers L7's Clinton-era classic "Pretend We're Dead," which is further proof that the '90s alt-rock revival is upon us; by next week, we fully expect to hear Amy Winehouse covering Elastica covering Wire.
CSS - Pretend We're Dead (BBC Session) [MP3, link expired]
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I hadn't thought much of CSS either way but damn, that's a good cover choice.
if you're going to butcher a '90s alt classic, why not deep blue something or better than ezra? lay off L7, css.
That.........sucks. From a middling-good but earnest punk track to a commercial-ready piece of consumerist dogshit. Great job.
L7's Donita Sparks actually did a mashup with The Illuminoids with CSS's version of Pretend We're Dead, L7's Pretend We're Dead and CSS's "Alala". It's on CSS's,L7's, Donita's and The Illuminoids myspace profile.
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