LA-based band Saucy Monkey are still, surprisingly, relatively unknown considering they’ve been making music together for the best part of seven years. Their cover of the Divinyls I Touch Myself received a moderate amount of radio attention in Ireland thanks to typical loyal patriotism to Irish front-woman Annemarie Cullen (the rest of the band is 2 parts American to 1 part Israeli). Some of their singles have also been featured on Nickelodeon shows like iCarly and Zoey 101. If, like me, you’re the parent of a Nickelodeon-obsessed child you may well recognise some of them and be thankful that you’ve moved on from the days of Lambchops Playalong and ‘The Song That Doesn’t End‘! Pleasers for pre-teen audiences aside, they do fantastic cover of The Carpenter’s Superstar. The hauntingly poignant song has been re-worked with palpable electric guitar and base-heavy percussion sounds giving it a more grimy feel than the previous cover of the same song by Sonic Youth, who deviated from their usual grungy style to produce a beautifully melancholic version of it for the If I Were A Carpenter tribute album. The song is one that has proved to lend itself well to covers so check out the latest below and see what you think.
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