I normally work on a pretty long lead time, but every once in a while I discover a cover that I just can’t bear to put at the back of the queue.<\/p>\n
This is one of those times.<\/p>\n
Stevie Rees labels his sound as “swampland country,” and that’s a pretty great way to describe his cover of “Badlands<\/a>” with fellow singer-songwriter Wyatt Edmonson.<\/p>\n “Badlands” is the epitome of rock anthems. To re-arrange it as Cajun country is daring enough, but then performing it acoustically? That takes guts. And carrying the melody with a fiddle and mandolin–well, that’s just nuts.<\/p>\n But holy cow… Rees and Edmonson’s cover of “Badlands” doesn’t just rock–it gallops,\u00a0<\/em>and it’s easily an instant favorite among a sea of Springsteen covers.<\/p>\n Trust me and give this one a watch:<\/p>\n