Various Artists
Everyone sings along with the Acid House Kings
Labrador
Last year Acid House Kings did a nice little promotion when they launched their album "Sing along with..." by putting a karaoke spin on it. Now they've released an EP where five different artists interpret songs from the album. They got Magnus Carlsson (Weeping Willows) doing "Will you love me in the morning?" which isn't that different from the original. Les Trés Bien Ensemble render "My heart is a stone" in French and Lasse Lindh does a cool Swedish version of "That's because you drive me". Montt Mardié and Don Lennon with their own characteristic vocals both manage to make "Do what you wanna do" and "Tonight is forever" into their 'own' songs. Acid House Kings have managed to get a bunch of excellent artists to cover their songs, so if you like "Sing along..." and, like me, love cover versions, I think you have to buy this EP. Hopefully there'll be a volume two!
- Simon Tagestam