Out 24th September
• the velvet underground is regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock history.
• their first 4 albums were included in rolling stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. • ranked 19th greatest artist by the same magazine and the 24th greatest artist in a poll by vh1. • inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1996. • critic robert christgau considers them "the number three band of the '60s, after the beatles and james brown and his famous flames". • allmusic wrote that "few rock groups can claim to have broken so much new territory, and maintain such consistent brilliance on record, as the velvet underground during their brief lifespan [...] the velvets' innovations – which blended the energy of rock with the sonic adventurism of the avant-garde, and introduced a new degree of social realism and sexual kinkiness into rock lyrics – were too abrasive for the mainstream to handle."
- sunday morning – michael stipe (3:50)
- i’m waiting for the man – matt berninger (3:44)
- femme fatale – sharon van etten (w/ angel olsen on backing vocals) (4:43)
- venus in furs – andrew bird & lucius (6:55)
- run run run – kurt vile (6:59)
- all tomorrow’s parties – st. vincent & thomas bartlett (4:52)
- heroin feat. bobby gillespie– thurston moore feat. bobby gillespie (7:24)
- there she goes again – king princess (3:29)
- i’ll be your mirror – courtney barnett (2:27)
- the black angel’s death song – fontaines d.c. (3:12)
- european sun – iggy pop & matt sweeney (7:45)