PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE: A TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS

Some of today's best indie artists, including; The Wedding Present, Doug Martsch (Built To Spill), Tanya Donelly w/ Dylan in the Movies, Telekinesis, William Fitzsimmons, Kitten, Greg Laswell, Sara Lov, Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls), and so many more exclusively recorded popular Smiths songs for this outstanding double-CD.

Praise for Please, Please, Please...

"...Several big names turn out to show their interpretations of Moz & Marr’s classics: Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch supplies an easygoing “Reel Around the Fountain”, while Telekinesis provide a raucous cover of “Sheila Take a Bow”. There’s also an unexpected appearance from Sixpence None the Richer with a warm, sunny take on “I Won’t Share You” and a fuzz-drenched rocker version of “Hand in Glove” by The Wedding Present. The best (and furthest straying) of these is Girl in a Coma’s backwoodsy, foot-stomping “Rubber Ring” cover.
Surprisingly, it’s the lesser-known names that steal the show: Kitten’s spacey, upbeat take on “Panic”, Cinerama’s sample-peppered, soothingly ambient cover of “London”, and Tonya Donnelly and Dylan in the Movies’ soft, heartfelt acoustic version of “Shoplifters of the World Unite” are all showstoppers. Dala’s smoky cabaret cover of “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” is possibly more heartbreaking than the original. Mike Viola and The Section Quartet swap heavily tremolo-ed guitars for moody strings on one of the more unique versions of “How Soon Is Now?” laid to record. Listing every solid track’s merits would take too long; there’s hardly a dud among the two-disc set’s 40 tracks.


American Laundromat Records has assembled an outstanding and highly varied assortment of Smiths covers for their tribute record. Each and every artist shows a reverence and love towards the material they’re working with; many take respectful liberties with their songs, giving a refreshing take on the music for those who know every lyric by heart and perhaps shedding a new light on the band for those who don’t fall into The Smiths’ cult worship camp." -Austin Trunick, Consequence of Sound


Track List:

1. Panic - Kitten

2. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Rest

3. What Difference Does It Make? - Joy Zipper

4. Shoplifters of the World Unite - Tanya Donelly w/Dylan in the Movies

5. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - William Fitzsimmons

6. I Won't Share You - Sixpence None the Richer

7. Well I Wonder - Sara Lov

8. Half a Person - Greg Laswell

9. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - Dala

10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Chikita Violenta

11. Sheila Take A Bow - Telekinesis

12. Is It Really So Strange? - Solvents

13. Hand In Glove - The Wedding Present

14. How Soon Is Now? - Mike Viola and The Section Quartet

15. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - Trespassers William

16. Rubber Ring - Girl in a Coma

17. I Know It's Over - Elk City

18. What She Said - Katy Goodman (La Sera, Vivian Girls)

19. London - Cinerama
20.Reel Around the Fountain - Doug Martsch (Built To Spill)[Download]