Is this becoming a ‘thing’, this is the second compilation album of a ‘classic’ album in as many weeks. As discussed in the comments section on the release of Newermind, a compilation of people covering Nevermind, it was actually pretty shocking. Still, free is free, so worth checking out, if only to complain about how bad it is.

This has a lot more potential, while the source material is probably worse, the bands playing them are considerably better. It’s a cover album of the Stroke’s 2001 album ‘Is this it’, and it’s available for free on Stereogum here.

Stroked: A Tribute to Is This It:

01 Peter Bjorn and John: “Is This It”
02 Chelsea Wolfe: “The Modern Age”
03 Frankie Rose: “Soma”
04 Real Estate: “Barely Legal”
05 Wise Blood: “Someday”
06 Austra: “Alone, Together”
07 The Morning Benders: “Last Night”
08 Owen Pallett: “Hard to Explain”
09 Heems: “New York City Cops”
10 Deradoorian: “Trying Your Luck”
11 Computer Magic: “Take It or Leave It”

Update: The Owen Pallet song is lovely!