Treasures From the Trash Heap
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Treasures from the Trash Heap is a tour-only album by indie rock
band Elf Power
. The album, only available from the band at their performances on the initial Back to the Web tour, is a collection of unreleased demos and live songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands such as R.E.M., The Olivia Tremor Control
, and the Byrds
.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Elf Power
Elf Power
Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia. Currently, the line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, and drummer Eric Harris...
. The album, only available from the band at their performances on the initial Back to the Web tour, is a collection of unreleased demos and live songs, as well as cover versions of songs by bands such as R.E.M., The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
, and the Byrds
The Byrds
The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...
.
Track listing
- "Temporary Arm" (country version)
- "Face in the Sand" (demo)
- "Feel a Whole Lot Better" (Byrds cover)
- "Dandy in the Underworld" (T.Rex cover)
- "Another Face" (demo)
- "Hole in My Shoe" (demo)
- "All the Same"
- "Rise High Giant Fly"
- "Historical Ant Wars"
- "Empty Pictures" (demo)
- "Princess Knows" (Olivia Tremor Control cover)
- "Invisible Men" (demo)
- "Dark Circles"
- "Underneath the Bunker" (R.E.M. cover)
- "Arrow Flies Close" (live at Horseshoe TavernHorseshoe TavernThe Horseshoe Tavern is a concert venue located at 370 Queen Street West in downtown Toronto, and has been in operation since 1947. Owned by "JC", Ken Sprackman, Craig Laskey and Naomi Montpetit, the venue is a significant part of Canadian musical lore...
, Toronto) - "Blackbirds"
- "Invisible Men" (techno version)
- "Run Through the Forest"
- "I Know I"
- "Spiders"
- "It's Not Cold"
- "Reuters" (Wire cover, live at Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto)
- "Honey" (Spacemen 3 cover, live at the Landfill, Athens, GA)
- "The Slider" (T.Rex cover)