Under the Covers, Vol. 2 [Green Vinyl]

by Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet

Overview

A sequel to Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs' 2007 stroll through the '60s was perhaps inevitable, at least as inevitable as the decision to devote Under the Covers, Vol. 2 to the super sounds of the '70s. Sweet and Hoffs tend to pick '70s songs that are a bit more familiar than their '60s selections, never digging out a Me Decade equivalent of Marmalade's "I See the Rain" or the Zombies' "Care of Cell #44," but instead punctuating AM pop hits and FM rock staples like "Sugar Magnolia," "Second Hand News," "All the Young Dudes," "You're So Vain," "I've Seen All Good People," and "Maggie May" with power pop by the Raspberries ("Go All the Way"), Big Star ("Back of a Car"), and Todd Rundgren, who has no less than two songs from Something/Anything? featured here. The influence of that 1972 double LP can be heard in the similarly homespun production of Under the Covers, Vol. 2 but where Rundgren was open-ended, Sweet neatly ties up every loose end with the care of a pop fetishist, making sure all the harmonies and guitar licks are in place, never adding any untasteful elements. Sometimes, everything is a little bit too pat and pretty -- particularly on "Sugar Magnolia," whose processed guitars sparkle too brightly -- but the duo's enduring, endearing love for this music is evident, sometimes infectious, and, at its best, throws out some surprises, like Susanna's soulful reading of "Maggie May." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/24/2020
Label:	Demon Records
UPC:	5014797902817
Rank:	88948

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Matthew Sweet   Primary Artist,Bass,Organ,Piano,Tabla,Guitar,Vocals,Ukulele,Mellotron,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Electric Harpsichord,Guitar (12 String Electric)
Susanna Hoffs   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Handclapping
Steve Howe   Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Greg Leisz   Guitar,Soloist,Mandolin,Pedal Steel,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Dhani Harrison   Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Lindsey Buckingham   Guitar,Featured Artist
Ric Menck   Drums
Natalie Byrd   Piano
Evan Peters   Handclapping
Peter Phillips   Guitar

Technical Credits

Susanna Hoffs   Producer,Audio Production
Bob Weir   Composer
Chris Stein   Composer
Chris Squire   Composer
Carly Simon   Composer
David Gates   Composer
Eric Carmen   Composer
Eric Clapton   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Wally Bryson   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Debbie Harry   Composer
Jon Anderson   Composer
Lindsey Buckingham   Composer
Rod Stewart   Composer
Martin Quittenton   Composer
Matthew Sweet   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Audio Engineer,Audio Production
Mike Campbell   Composer
David Bowie   Composer
Tom Petty   Composer
Alex Chilton   Composer
Derek Dressler   A&R
Jeff Palo   Producer
Andy Hummel   Composer
Robert Hunter   Composer
Lowell George   Composer
Pete Ham   Composer
Nick Lowe   Composer
Todd Rundgren   Composer
Glenn Schick   Mastering,Audio Engineer
Steve Ripkin   Audio Engineer
Drew Reynolds   Photography
George McWilliams   Package Design
Danielle Marquez   Package Design
Ed Fotheringham   Illustrations
Robert Y. Kim   Project Assistant
Todd Gallopo   Package Design
Dorothy Stefanski   Editorial Supervision
Evan Peters   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Karrie Stouffer   Artwork,Package Supervision