Holy sh*t! I’m in love with a new punk cover album! Batching It is a one man punk band powered by Rob Ivey who sings, plays guitar, bass, drums, etc. Homage is the title of his cover album in which Rob wanted to pay tribute to some of the best bands and songs of his time by reintroducing them to the new generation, and covered in Rob’s personal favorite styles.
In addition to doing covers of classic punk songs from NOFX, Rancid, Lagwagon, Sublime, Operation Ivy, etc. he also does punk renditions of classic non-punk songs like Metallica’s “Unforgiven”, Weezer’s “No One Else”, Pearl Jam’s “Black” and more. I honestly can’t stress enough how good every single one of the covers is. I almost feel like a traitor for admitting it but I think I like some of these songs better than the original (cough cough, Operation Ivy!, NOFX!, cough cough). You can check out the contributing bands and track list here.
One of the best parts – the entire album is free and you can download it right here (don’t worry I already did it and so far my computer hasn’t crashed).
1) No One Else (Weezer)
2) Animosity (Rancid)
3) Don’t Push (Sublime)
4) Black (Pearl Jam)
5) May 16 (Lagwagon)
6) No Eager Men (Swingin’ Utters)
7) On The Outside (No Use For a Name)
8) Mayonaise (Smashing Pumpkins)
9) Reeko (NOFX)
10) Greener Pastures (No Doubt)
11) The Unforgiven (Metallica)
12) Freeze Up (Operation Ivy)
13) Clean Sheets (Descendents)
14) Rotten Banana Legs (Skankin’ Pickle)
15) Short On Ideas/One Last Cigarette (Less Than Jake)
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