You’ve got to hand to the folks over at The Onion’s AV Club. Since debuting their Undercover series back in 2010, they’ve gotten an impressive array of indie-rock bands to come and tackle songs from the likes of Wilco to Neutral Milk Hotel to Starship to Hall & Oates. The pop culture-centric site has once again invited 26 bands to come into their offices to tackle a song from a predetermined list, which this time around has everything from Harvey Danger’s Flagpole Sitta to Steely Dan’s Rikki Don’t Lose That Number to The Arcade Fire’s Rebellion (Lies). Once a song is played it gets crossed off the list, so the earlier in the process a band swings through the better the selection.
Last week The AV Club kicked off their third installment of the highly enjoyable series, with recent touring mates Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater getting the first crack at current list. The duo, at the suggestion of The AV Club staff, took on Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, a song originally penned by Tom Petty and intended for Hard Promises
Sharon Van Etten & Shearwater – Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
