New spins: fresh takes on old faves make for sweet music.

Author: Rachel Shatto
Date: Jan-Feb 2011
From: Curve(Vol. 21, Issue 1)
Publisher: Avalon Media LLC
Document Type: Sound recording review
Length: 522 words
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It's always great to find a new song that speaks to you, but there's nothing quite like singing along with a favorite tune. This month is all about revisiting old favorites--with a fresh twist.

Adventures in Coverland, Girl in a Coma (Blackheart Records): I was late to the game with Girl in a Coma, an all-female, mostly queer band, but it was well worth the wait. Their latest release, Adventures in Coverland, is a compilation of covers from a diverse number of source materials, from The Beatles, to Pasty Cline to Selena. While cover albums rarely do justice to the original tracks, Adventures gleefully bucks this trend with an album packed from start to finish with catchy, oh-so-memorable tunes that effortlessly blend the familiarity of favorite hits with a...

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Shatto, Rachel. "New spins: fresh takes on old faves make for sweet music." Curve, vol. 21, no. 1, Jan.-Feb. 2011, pp. 72+. link.gale.com/apps/doc/A247340164/AONE?u=gale&sid=bookmark-AONE. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
  

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