Twin Peaks were one of 17 contributors to Wilco Covered (aka Wilcovered), a collection of Wilco covers released on CD accompanying Uncut’s November issue, and the Chicago rockers have now digitally released their rendition of A Ghost Is Born standout “Spiders (Kidsmoke).”
Clay Frankel and co. make “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” their own on Wilcovered’s last track, throttling the song’s motorik beat back a tad, burning off some of its nervous energy and letting the whole thing breathe in between its explosive guitar interludes. It’s easy to imagine the Twin Peaks dudes going absolutely nuts with this one live.
Other acts featured on Wilcovered include Sharon Van Etten (“Radio Cure”), Low (“War On War”), Kurt Vile (“Passenger Side”), Courtney Barnett (“Dawned On Me”), Whitney (“Far Far Away”), Parquet Courts (“I Got Drugs (At The End Of The Century)”) and Cate Le Bon (“Company In My Back”)—safe to say Wilco’s tunes are in good hands here.
Twin Peaks released their fourth album Lookout Low in September—you can hear it right here. The band also put out a standalone single recorded during the Lookout Low sessions, “Our World,” on Halloween. Wilco, meanwhile, released their latest album in October, as well: the acclaimed Ode to Joy.
Twin Peaks’ U.S. tour continues tonight with a sold-out show at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. Ditto Wilco, currently touring the States ahead of mid-December’s Winterlude, the band’s hometown holiday residency.
You can listen to Twin Peaks’ “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” cover below, plus their 2014 Daytrotter session, and find their tour dates further down.
Twin Peaks Tour Dates:
November
15 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Teragram Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
16 – Solana Beach, Calif. @ Belly Up Tavern #
18 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Crescent Ballroom #
21 – Dallas, Texas @ Deep Ellum Art Co. #
22 – Houston, Texas @ Satellite Bar #
23 – Austin, Texas @ The Mohawk #
29 – Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera Theatre $
December
02 – Toronto, Ont. @ Phoenix Concert Hall ^
04 – Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground Ballroom ^
05 – Boston, Mass. @ The Sinclair (early) @
05 – Boston, Mass. @ The Sinclair (late) !
06 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall ^
10 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer ^
11 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat ^
12 – Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle ^
13 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse ^
14 – Nashville, Tenn. @ The Basement East ^
15 – Nashville, Tenn. @ The Basement East ^
February 2020
10 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
11 – Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
12 – Lille, France @ Le Grand Mix
14 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera
15 – The Hague, Netherlands @ Paard
18 – Manchester, U.K. @ Gorilla
19 – Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan’s
21 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Hare and Hounds
22 – Glasgow, U.K. @ King Tut’s Wah Wah hut
24 – Nottingham, U.K. @ Rescue Rooms
25 – Brighton, U.U.K.. @ CHALK
26 – London, U.K. @ Electric Brixton
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