roboticempire Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 We are extremely stoked to announce our second tribute to Nirvana, this time with their breakout Nevermind album being covered in full by a diverse range of bands. The new tribute LP, titled Whatever Nevermind, is being released April 18th in conjunction with Record Store Day 2015, and sees diverse contributions from Boris, Cave In, Circa Survive, Kylesa, La Dispute, Nothing, Pygmy Lush, Thou, Torche, Touche Amore, White Reaper, Wrong and Young Widows. The lineup assembled for Whatever Nevermind has some of our favorite active bands running Nirvana's classics through their own creative filters. What they've come up with is a great merging of individual style with a nod to the influence of 'grunge'. Nirvana clearly doesn't need further accolade; they've been inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, are known by most music fans on the planet, and are one of the all-time greats. That being said, Nirvana helped shape our tastes and of countless musicians we respect, and to pay even a slight homage to them in return is a privilege. Working with the amazing range of talents involved here, including several return contributors from the first tribute LP, is an absolute honor, and we can't wait for people to hear the results. Circa Survive's take on 'Drain You' premieres today via Alternative Press and can be heard here: http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/circa_survive_cover_nirvanas_drain_you_exclusive On their method of tackling the project, Brendan from Circa Survive says: "There are different ways to approach covering a band. For us, doing a Nirvana song takes us back to a very raw place that we were in when we were young and just falling in love with music. We didn't want to say 'here's what this song would've sounded like if Circa wrote it'. It was way more fun for us to live in their energy and pay homage to their influence by just rocking the shit out of it and keeping it raw." The vinyl edition of Whatever Nevermind is being released as a 12" + bonus 7" combined, with artwork inspired by and mutated from the original album, and includes a high-quality digital download. Record Store Day 2015 will see an exclusive color-vinyl edition accompanied by a large poster, akin to the 2014 RSD release of In Utero: In Tribute. The tribute will also be available April 18th to download/stream from all digital outlets, with digital pre-orders now available from iTunes including immediate availability of Circa Survive's cover of 'Drain You': https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whatever-nevermind-tribute/id973746631 Last year's In Utero: In Tribute vinyl sold out on release day, the digital version received a spotlight on the iTunes storefront and received coverage across high-profile media including Alternative Press, SPIN and The Guardian. As Robotic Empire's 100th release, "In Utero: In Tribute" concluded an oft-rumored, elusive 7-year project. Just one year later, the catalog number for followup homage "Whatever Nevermind" appropriately lands at Robo 116, as the label celebrates its 16th year of existence with this release. We couldn't be more proud and excited to present this to you! "Whatever Nevermind" Young Widows - Smells Like Teen Spirit Torche - In Bloom Kylesa - Come As You Are Cave In - Breed Boris - Lithium La Dispute - Polly White Reaper - Territorial Pissings Circa Survive - Drain You Touche Amore - Lounge Act Wrong - Stay Away Pygmy Lush - On A Plain Nothing - Something In The Way Thou - Endless, Nameless / Even In His Youth (Bonus Tracks) Juturna90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Will this be available online as a non-RSD version just like the previous one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 yep after RSD ! emacs, Duff and throwgncpr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juturna90 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Sweeet! stoked that I'll be able to get this after RSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Meh...the first one was ok at best Dominic_ and slushy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Meh...the first one was ok at best you are an idiot. first one was great. pygmy lush cover was possibly better than the original. thou cover was fucking bludgeoning. there wasn't a bad cover on the thing. monsterrod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_r0d Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 What color will the RSD version be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayrossner Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Nothing probably kills something in the way, stoked to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvv Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 getting this for nothing and touche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I'm looking forward to the Touche Amore and White Reaper covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juturna90 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Love that new circa cover, although I thought they were going to do in bloom for this release. Very excited to hear the touche amore and young widows covers on here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twatay Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Need it...for my Thou collection. Loved the In Utero tribute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Definitely looking forward to this for the Torche, nothing, and Boris covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just based on the bands listed, this might top the first one. Such a great lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Stoked for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Looking forward to this. Cave In, Kylesa, Wrong and Nothing make this a must have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izpoodave Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 you are an idiot. first one was great. pygmy lush cover was possibly better than the original. thou cover was fucking bludgeoning. there wasn't a bad cover on the thing.Can you really gauge someone's intelligence based on an opinion?Anyway, stoked on the band lineup. The song choices for La Dispute and Nothing seem perfect. Hobbes, somethingvinyl and Duff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castaway Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 So fucking cool. Can't wait to grab this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinatra.45 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That's a seriously good collection of artists covering some great songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandy Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Robo, is it possible to disclose how many variants there will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 What color will the RSD version be? Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barberbro Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Will the blue be available online...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshredhi Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 15 years ago Cave In did a cover of Breed at BullMoose.. wonder if they tweaked it for the recorded version... Bull Moose and mjglor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG88 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 ^ the recorded version of breed is from the godcity demos they did before antenna. not quite 15 years old, but close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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