The duo of Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet may be the perfect assimilation of vocal chops and instrumental savvy, as shown on a pair of recent albums titled Under The Covers (Shout! Factory), with volume one re-examining big hits from the ’60s and volume two tackling the ’70s. The track record for Hoffs and Sweet speaks for itself. Hoffs’ band, the Bangles, was the only member of the hallowed Paisley Underground scene to sell more than a handful of records, cracking the national top-30 no fewer than eight times from 1986-89. Sweet’s breakthrough album was 1991’s Girlfriend, which paved the way for later power-pop classics like Altered Beast and 100{e5d2c082e45b5ce38ac2ea5f0bdedb3901cc97dfa4ea5e625fd79a7c2dc9f191} Fun. The pair plans to take an acoustic version of their Under The Covers act on the road in September, but in the meantime is guest editing magnetmagazine.com all this week. Read our Q&A with them.
Matthew Sweet: This show is blowing my mind right now. Nurse Jackie is just unbelievably amazing, my favorite since Mad Men, which is possibly the greatest TV show ever. TV is often better than the movies these days. Edie Falco is awe inspiring as Jackie, a truly complex character leading a duplicitous life while working her ass off as a real-life saint. Watch the first two episodes, and I think you will be hooked. I don’t normally watch hospital shows, but this one has me. The girl who plays the intern kills me. (So funny!) Video after the jump.
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