Blitzen Trapper covers Ryan Adams To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)

 

This beauty version by Eric Earley et al (aka Blitzen Trapper) comes at a nice time reminding listeners of the enduring significance of the Trapper who embody in many ways the Portland and the new Sub Pop sound.  Apart from 2011's American Goldwing, which was a musical disappointment and a rare loss of momentum for a band who has churned out phenomenal releases in fairly short order (including their Rolling Stone attention grabbing Wild Mountain Nation (2007), Furr (2008) and Destroyer of the Void (2010).  Notably Goldwing, which sounded more like an Earley solo record than a full on Trapper record, was the bands last on Sub Pop with them moving to Vagrant for 2013's VII.   In any case here's a lovely rendition of our milllenial bard Mr. Ryan Adams as only Earley and the Trapper could.