Mariah Carey Startled by Indie-Rock Fan Base

Will Oldham will cover Mariah Carey’s “Can’t Take That Away� on a new compilation called Guilt by Association, due August 7. Pitchfork reports that the album, a collection of covers of “guilty pleasures,� will also include such indie-rock luminaries as Luna (covering Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up�), Superchunk (covering Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name�), Jim O’Rourke (covering the Spice Girls’ “Viva Forever�) and Devendra Banhart (covering Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger�).

Of course, indie stars have often cheekily covered pop music; past examples include Ted Leo’s cover of “Since U Been Gone� by American Idoler Kelly Clarkson, the Flaming Lips’ spacey remake of Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,� and of course the Mountain Goats’ gorgeous cover of “The Sign� by Ace of Base, to our ears still the most perfect song John Darnielle has ever recorded. Guilt by Association should provide new fodder for the excellent cover-specializing MP3 blogs, such as Copy, Right?, where we first heard many such tributes.

Maybe if they need a bonus track, Guilt by Association will consider “More Than a Feeling,� by Of Montreal feat. Paul Rudd and David Wain?

Banhart, Oldham, Superchunk Cover Guilty Pleasures [Pitchfork]
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