Lissie // Covered Up With Flowers EP

 
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American folk-rocker Lissie released her debut album, Catching A Tiger last year and once again has been brought to the attention of the public thanks to her involvement with the Twinnings Tea Company in their latest TV advert. The song (which we’ll mention further in) as well as others, features on her latest release, Covered Up With Flowers.

The title of this little EP is quite apt, given that all the tracks that appear on it are in fact cover versions of songs. Originally released last year in the US, it’s now been released here with the additional track from the TV ad (in case anyone’s wondering why we mention 6 tracks instead of 5). Opening with a live version of the Kid Cudi track Pursuit of Happiness, where you get a handle of her voice live. This is the only live track as the rest of the EP appears to have been recorded intimately in a studio.The second track on this EP is the Fleetwood Mac classsic, Go Your Own Way, which is the song featured on the ad for Twinnings.

This is followed by Lady Gaga’s hit Bad Romance which has an eerie odd feel to it with it just being a electric guitar at first before bringing in other instruments and probably because it’s at a slower tempo than the original.Joe South’s Games People Play appears next with a right country feel to it. It’s also the song where you’ll find the lyrics containing the EP’s title( And they wile away the hours/In their ivory towers/Till they're covered up with flowers). The haunting Metallica classic Nothing Else Matters plays next with the EP finishing with The Ship Song by Nick Cave.

For those who first outing with Lissie is from the ad, this make an interesting listen, particularly if you are familiar with the original tracks. The tracks haven’t been overly changed and still maintain their original sound whilst sounding unique to Lissie. It’s worth a listen if you’re wanting to test the waters with her (although you will find an Introduction To Lissie EP on iTunes!) before diving into the debut Catching A Tiger

Rating: 4/5