Orbison, Velvets,
Cardigans, Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac… and more.
By Fred Mills
In a burst of energy and inspiration, Berkeley’s Morning Benders took their week
off between touring with the Kooks and We Are Scientists, went into the studio
and knocked out an album’s worth of cover songs. Tackled during the recording
session were the likes of Roy Orbison, the Ronettes, Velvet Underground, Cardigans,
the Smiths, Randy Newman and Talking Heads — now THAT is a broad palette of
musical influences.
But wait, there’s more: having already let some of the
tracks out various blogs, they’ve now posted all of the material to their own blog
and made it available as a free download. Go to the Morning Benders blog to nab
what they’re calling The Bedroom Covers.
Coming next for the band are festival dates and a tour with
Ra Ra Riot. Those dates are listed below.
The Bedroom Covers Track Listing:
1. Crying – Roy Orbison
2. Mother And Child Reunion – Paul Simon
3. Why Dont They Let Us Fall In Love? – The Ronettes
4. Lovefool – The Cardigans
5. I Won’t Share You – The Smiths
6. He’s A Rebel – The Crystals
7. Marie – Randy Newman
8. Fools Rush In – Johnny Mercer/Rube Bloom
9. Temptation Inside Your Heart – Velvet Underground
10. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
11. Pull Up The Roots – Talking Heads
12. Caroline, No-
Beach Boys Remix (Bonus
Track)
12. 5 Why Don’t They Let Us Fall In Love? – The Ronettes (Live Daytrotter
Version)
Morning Benders Tour
Dates:
Aug 7 2008 8:00P
El Rey
Theatre L.A., California
Sep 13 2008 1:45P
MONOLITH @
RED ROCKS!! Morrison, Colorado
Sep 21 2008 12:00P
TREASURE
ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL (hell yeahhhhhh) SAN FRANCISCO BAY, California
Sep 28 2008 8:00P
The Casbah
(w/ Ra Ra Riot!!) San Diego, California
Sep 29 2008 7:00P
Modified
(w/ Ra Ra Riot) Phoenix, Arizona
Sep 30 2008 7:00P
Plush (w/
Ra Ra Riot!@! yea!@) Tucson, Arizona
Oct 3 2008 7:00P
Stubb’s (w/
Ra Ra Riot) Austin, Texas
Oct 4 2008 7:00P
Rudyards
(w/ Ra Ra Riot) Houston, Texas
Oct 7 2008 7:00P
The Social
(w/ Ra Ra Riot) Orlando, Florida
Oct 8 2008 7:00P
Club
Downunder (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 10 2008 7:00P
Drunken
UNICORN (w/ Ra Ra Riot!@$) AtlantA, Georgia
Oct 11 2008 7:00P
Local 506
(w/ Ra Ra Riot) Raleigh, North Carolina
Oct 12 2008 7:00P
Black Cat
(w/ Ra Ra Riot) washington
DC yo, Washington
DC
Oct 14 2008 7:00P
Ottobar (w/
Ra Ra Riot) Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 15 2008 7:00P
Johnny
Brenda’s (w/ Ra Ra Riot) PHILLY, Pennsylvania
Oct 18 2008 7:00P
Middle East
Downstairs (w/ Ra Ra Riot) Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 28 2008 1:00P
UCSB Santa Barbara, California
[Photo Credit: Timothy Norris]