French Kicks Cover Lindsey Buckingham, the Shirelles

Posted on Sep 26th 2008 10:00AM by Jamie Murnane
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Be it serious or ironic, everyone loves a good cover song (emphasis on good). NYC's indie darlings the French Kicks are no exception. To that end, the band released an EP this week comprised entirely of covers, titled, well, 'Covers,' which finds the Kicks taking on the Ramones, Zombies, Lindsey Buckingham and the Shirelles. Seriously.

The band recorded about 15 covers before settling on four. Frontman Nick Stumpf tells Spinner that the chosen ones were a mix of songs the band played when they first began, or tunes they played for fun at sound checks. "Some we just decided on the spot," he adds, "like [Buckingham's] 'Trouble', which was [guitarist] Josh's selection."

The French Kicks recently wrapped a jaunt at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. Stumpf says they'll head to the West Coast this winter (smart fellas), and fans will surely get to hear one of the new tunes. "[We] usually do at least one oc the covers live," he says.