Cocteau Twins‘ ‘Cherry Coloured Funk’, sees 18 current 4AD artists cover songs from the label’s illustrious past. They’ve shared the first five songs now as an EP, which you can listen to below.Tkay Maidza turns Pixies‘ ‘Where Is My Mind?’ into synth boom bap; US Girls’ tames The Birthday Party‘s ‘Junkyard’ with bongos and strings; Aldous Harding croons through Deerhunter‘s ‘Revival’; The Breeders remove the drums from ‘The Dirt Eaters’ by His Name is Alive; and Maria Somerville hollows out the guitars of Air Miami’s ‘Seabird’.The full ‘Bills & Aches & Blues’ compilation will be released digitally on April 2, with physical vinyl LPS and CDs on July 23 and a deluxe vinyl box following at a later date.On the forthcoming compilation, Big Thief.
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