Fans of the Casablancas crew will want to pick up on this one (if you haven’t already!). Toronto-troubadour Howie Beck’s lo-fi, acoustic take on “Reptilia” reminded us that The Strokes really do have some great, recent songs — once you strip ‘em of their coincident distractions (i.e., celebrity girlfriends, hipster hairdos, et al). We love this take, like we loved Gary Jules’s career-making strip down of “Mad World” and Mat Weddle’s “Hey Ya.” Beck’s turn on the seven-chord tune is bare bones, and it’ll make you see it in a new light.
On his latest, self-titled album, Howie’s friends Feist, Matthew Caws, and Ed Harcourt make cameos, but it?s the Elliott-recalling vulnerability in his vocals that does the heavy lifting. This song is an album standout, and we’re proud to premiere this acoustic version that, frankly, we think is superior — and entirely awesome.
Enjoy.
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lolz nice d00d
Anyway, nice to hear this. But it makes me long for old Strokes. What Ever Happened? (I can’t believe I just said that)
Yeah they used to really rock. Now they are just louder.
they still have some good songs…
but yes old strokes = best.
That was beautiful.
i downloaded sometimes, thinking that was going to the be the strokes cover
I just did the same thing.
Now I really want to hear an acoustic cover of Sometimes. That would be interesting.
Haa. I had the same impulse — but that Strokes song is called “Someday,” not “Sometimes”!
dude…
that was sooo cool.
Can someone PLEASE re-post reptilia.
that version is amazing and its driving me crazy knowing its out there but that i can’t get it. Thanks
It’s on his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/howiebeck