Scream With Me

This collection of Misfits covers finds Dave Pajo in his trademark laidback delivery- I mean literally laid back, like he's sprawled out on the couch with a mic dangling overhead, bringing sleepy hushed vocals and spare acoustic strums. Luckily this works perfectly for the Misfits songs he takes on here- Pajo goes for some of the most violent and apocalyptic of the Misfits material and reduces it to just the lyrical images, which float by lazily through washes of tape hiss. But having images from songs like "Horror Business" and "Where Eagles Dare" - originally intended to blast out the room- all of a sudden float around like so many dusty leaves, is one of the most bizarre and catchy listening experiences to be had right now... Doesn't hurt that it comes in a gorgeous/horrifying hand-printed and spray-painted vinyl package from the folks at Black Tent Press.