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Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack
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· I can’t imagine this being good zombie-killin’ music, but the tunes are great nonetheless.
When the creators of Stubbs the Zombie needed music to go along with the ’50s setting of their video game, they asked a bunch of indie rockers to cover some classic songs. So as travelling-salesman-turned-zombie Stubbs lumbers across your TV screen, you get to hear Death Cab for Cutie cover "Earth Angel," Ben Kweller rework "Lollipop" and The Dandy Warhols tweak "All I Have to Do is Dream."
The Raveonettes take on "My Boyfriend’s Back" appeared on their last full-length and Cake’s take on "Strangers in the Night" goes back a few years, but for the most part these are brand new tracks. The Flaming Lips’ version of "If I Only Had a Brain" is almost too odd (plus it comes from the wrong era), but Rogue Wave’s leisurely jangle-pop version of Buddy Holly’s "Everyday" is a total charmer. Soundtracks to video games are usually a total cash grab, but in the case of Stubbs The Zombie, even if the songs don’t pack the high-octane punch of the tunes from Grand Theft Auto, they are fun to listen to.
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