Connecticut indie-pop act the Philistines Jr. have recruited an eclectic lineup of bands to record covers and remixes of their 2010 album If a Band Plays in the Woods...?. The resulting compilation, If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods..., is available November 1 via Tarquin Records/Beverly Martel. The National offered their cover of “Twelve Miles to NH (Part 2)" below as a behind-the-scenes video of what goes on in the studio during the making of an album. Enjoy and check out the rest of the track listing from the forthcoming lp.
If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods...
01 The Kissaway Trail: "(Set List Title: Cableguy)"
02 Locas in Love: "Bushaltestelle (The Bus Stop Song)"
03 Jónsi & Alex: "B"
04 Mates of State: "Tarquin’s Half-Assed Mission Statement"
05 Dazzled Kid: "If I Did Nothing but Train for Two Years, I Bet I Could Be in the Olympics"
06 We Were Promised Jetpacks: "Hell, No! We Won’t Go!"
07 Frightened Rabbit: "My Brother Tom, The Green Beret"
08 Dewanatron: "Twenty Miles To NH (Part 1)"
09 The National: "Twenty Miles To NH (Part 2)"
10 Nico Muhly: "Working Title: The Mob Song"
11 Tapes 'N Tapes: "If a Band Plays in the Woods...?"
12 Mice Parade: "A Trip Down the Rooster River"
13 Mercury Rev: "The End of the World, Again"
14 The Mommyheads: "(Set List Title: Cableguy)"
15 Joames Kochalka Superstar: "The Bus Stop Song"
16 Oneida: "B"
17 Golden Bloom: "Working Title: The Mob Song"
18 Tokyo Police Club: "(Set List Title: Cableguy)"
19 Doveman: "The End of the World, Again"
02 Locas in Love: "Bushaltestelle (The Bus Stop Song)"
03 Jónsi & Alex: "B"
04 Mates of State: "Tarquin’s Half-Assed Mission Statement"
05 Dazzled Kid: "If I Did Nothing but Train for Two Years, I Bet I Could Be in the Olympics"
06 We Were Promised Jetpacks: "Hell, No! We Won’t Go!"
07 Frightened Rabbit: "My Brother Tom, The Green Beret"
08 Dewanatron: "Twenty Miles To NH (Part 1)"
09 The National: "Twenty Miles To NH (Part 2)"
10 Nico Muhly: "Working Title: The Mob Song"
11 Tapes 'N Tapes: "If a Band Plays in the Woods...?"
12 Mice Parade: "A Trip Down the Rooster River"
13 Mercury Rev: "The End of the World, Again"
14 The Mommyheads: "(Set List Title: Cableguy)"
15 Joames Kochalka Superstar: "The Bus Stop Song"
16 Oneida: "B"
17 Golden Bloom: "Working Title: The Mob Song"
18 Tokyo Police Club: "(Set List Title: Cableguy)"
19 Doveman: "The End of the World, Again"
