Under The Covers: Confide vs. Streetlight Manifesto tackle the Postal Service

July 4, 2010

By Scott Heisel

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you UNDER THE COVERS: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on top.

SOURCE MATERIAL: The Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights”
ALBUM: Give Up (Sub Pop, 2003)

COVER NO. 1
BAND: Confide
ALBUM: Shout The Truth [reissue] (Tragic Hero, 2009)

COVER NO. 2
BAND: Streetlight Manifesto
ALBUM: 99 Songs Of Revolution: Volume 1 (Victory, 2010)