Paper Bag Records out of Toronto is celebrating it’s Seven Year Anniversary by giving away an album of cover songs. Initially I downloaded it because I just love free music, and as a bonus I happened to really enjoyed it. Sometimes I am taken back by the songs bands choose to cover. Really? You chose to cover Eddy Grant and OMC on this album? But I guess there is a lot of nostalgia behind Electric Avenue and I have to admit the cover of How Bizzarre makes me think that this time it was just done properly.

I think my favorite song on the album is Ottawa’s The Acorn covering Gowan’s Strange Animal. I am sure this is nostalgic move on my part, but in hopes that you will enjoy it as well I will post it below.

The Acorn – Strange Animal
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