Various: Day of the Dead review – 59 covers with sonic ambition

The National’s Dessner brothers have compiled a five-CD tribute to the work and lasting influence of the hippy stalwarts, with varied and intriguing resultsMy disdain for the Grateful Dead probably comes from ancient tribal suspicion. The punk-derived, alternative rock universe I grew up in generally shunned tie-dye. I have always loathed the Dead, with their bloated songs and sense of counter-cultural entitlement. There are so many superior bands to take heroin to.A timely snapshot of le...

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