Atlas Sound “Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac Cover)”
Originally conceived for Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, the much-fussed-over 1979 follow-up to their Grammy Award-winning classic Rumours, “Walk A Thin Line” was one of nine cuts band member Lindsey Buckingham penned for the double-LP, and boy what a creation it was (and remains).
That steadily-paced folk rock base, Buckingham’s pinched falsetto peaks, the way those choir-like harmonies hauntingly garnish his vocal, the dreamy guitar bits…it’s just a beautifully executed record all around, one that could easily soundtrack an entire, wine-accompanied evening on repeat without complaint from anyone.
Last week, Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox released a cover of the track under his solo moniker Atlas Sound, and, unsurprisingly, it lit up the blogosphere in no time.
Snatch up his bedroom-y hazed (and equally moving) rendition below.
Atlas Sound’s sophomore album, Logos, drops this October.
DL: “Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac Cover)” (alt)
