Second collection of covers from the alt-country outfit, a few of the writers might be familiar to Americans, like Jacques Brel and Scott Walker, but the majority of the names will be unknown - a good thing, since the music can be judged on the interpretation, not the original version. A few famous friends, like R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Los Lobos sax man Steve Berlin add contributions. Digipak. Glitterhouse Records. 2001.
Subtitled - Lost Songs & Rarities 1995-2001! The Seattle based alt-country act's second compilation of odds & sods, the followup to 'Death Valley Days'. This two CD-set features 29 songs 'that got away' between 1995 & 2001 - tracks for compilations, cover-versions, remixes, outtakes, only one live-track & a lot of B-sides for singles that were never released. In reverse order, too, the album starts with studio-material from August 2001 & ends with the title-track from the Glitterhouse Mailorder-Only CD 'Where The Air Is Cool & Dark', recorded in `96. 'Drunken Soundtracks' features a handful of excellent tracks from the major-labels days that only saw the light of days on CD-singles or promotional releases.
