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Rise & Shine: Under the Covers
Pop · 1996 · 2 tracks · 18m

Rise & Shine: Under the Covers

The Cardigans

A playful EP of lounge-inflected covers and originals. Heavy metal riffs reimagined as delicate chamber pop with breathy vocals and whimsical flute arrangements.

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It's Black Sabbath but played by a 1960s Swedish lounge band in a sunlit kitchen.

A playful and sophisticated subversion of rock tropes through a warm, acoustic lens.

Rise & Shine: Under the Covers · vs · The Cardigans
Storytelling+3.3σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks · 18m
03
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4:33
05
In the Afternoon
4:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring contrast of the heavy Black Sabbath lyrics delivered in a delicate, breathy whisper over a jazz flute.
The way the percussion remains light and shuffling even when the underlying song structure suggests a massive rock crescendo.
The transition into the original track In the Afternoon which grounds the EP's playful irony in genuine melancholic beauty.
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