Random Cover of the Week - Bon Iver Remixes The Rosebuds

I’ll admit, I’m cheating a little bit this week.  It’s not technically a cover; it’s a remix.  But it’s different enough that I’m counting it.  Plus it’s one Sunday Music Spotlight alum remixing another.  How could I pass it up?

Bon Iver’s debut album For Emma, Forever Ago is quiet and introspective. The Rosebuds “Get Up Get Out” is a full on disco-pop song. So you wouldn’t expect Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon to remix the song, would you?

Well he did. And it’s good. Real good. Vernon strips down the instrumentation and adds his own unique backing vocals. The result is a completely different take on the song than the original.

Bon Iver Vs Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out

The remix is part of the collection Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep. It’s remixes of each song on The Rosebuds Night of the Furies and it was commissioned by Merge Records to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the album’s release. The best part? It’s available for free from their website.