Parties!

Rasputina is a number (namely, two) gothic-inspired women playing cellos with their guy-drummer. In this particular exercise, they are covering the Velvet Underground and do it in a rather inspiring fashion, managing to sound both Victorian and empowering. This version takes a lot of the insecurity out of the original, with an emphasis on the "costume" of "what costume shall a poor girl wear/to all tomorrow's parties?". There's a sense of adventure and exuberance that's lacking in the original - I get the feeling that if they don't find something appropriate in the closet they'll bloody well sew something themselves. Out of drapes if need be. (Yeah, I saw Gone With the Wind!)

You can't beat the Velvet Underground & Nico. The best you can do is join them, but on your own terms.

Rasputina
"All Tomorrow's Parties"
The Lost & Found



Tomorrow: Birds on the beach!