Listen to the National’s Matt Berninger Cover Mercury Rev’s “Holes”
The National frontman Matt Berninger has released a new cover of Mercury Rev’s 1998 song “Holes.” The cover is being released as a part of a new split 7" single, the latest in the ongoing “7-inches for Planned Parenthood” series. Berninger’s version of “Holes,” produced by Booker T. Jones, is the A-side; a spoken word by lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, called “A Reproductive Rights Call To Action,” is the B-side. Watch a music video for Berninger’s cover below.
Berninger gave the following statement in a press release:
I found myself wasting a lot of time and energy worrying about all the threats to the world and to my kid’s rights. Finally, I just turned everything off and tried to chill. I started listening to a lot of old favorite records and re-reading books. All my energy and optimism came back and I started recording a lot. So many people I know are having this experience and doing their best work right now. Instead of watching everything being destroyed why not have fun and create things that can fight back. I’ve never been happier. Joy is an act of resistance. IDLES said that.
The National recently released a cover of INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart” for a new Australian bushfire relief compilation. The band is playing this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes place from July 17-19 at Chicago’s Union Park. Tickets are available now.
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