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I am still fascinated by Sun Kil Moon's Modest Mouse cover album
Tiny Cities. They made one of the most unique bands in the world even more unique by giving them an acoustic song, putting more emphasis on their song lyrics, and turning the goofy and sarcastic side of Modest Mouse into a beautiful and soulful side. I am probably going to end up considering that cover album a classic album because it made five "average" Modest Mouse songs into classics ("Space Travel is Boring is one of the catchiest songs I have heard in a long time, "Trucker's Atlas is so damn beautiful and even borderline romantic, "Neverending Math Equation" is one of the finest folk covers I have ever heard, "Jesus Christ Was An Only Child" is one of the albums more emotional songs, and "Ocean Breathes Salty" might end up being one of my favorite songs of all-time,) it made songs that were harsh and sarcastic beautiful and romantic, it gave a band that didn't have much of a soul another side, and it completely changed my thoughts on covers and the cover album in general.
