There are plenty of reasons to cover another band’s songs. Near the top of the list is paying tribute to artists you genuinely love.

The Boojums, a band that hardly needs outside material to kick ass, still manage to do exactly that on their new 7″, which features two well-chosen covers. The Nova Scotia group went into the studio with a clear mission: celebrate the local heroes who helped shape their sound. They shout out Sloan, Thrush Hermit, and Jale, and take on Plumtree’s Scott Pilgrim and The Super Friendz’s Karate Man.

These are not radical reinventions. The Boojums stick fairly close to the originals, but their scrappy garage edge gives both songs an extra jolt of energy. The approach works beautifully, and I am especially grateful for the introduction of just how great Karate Man is.

In fact, this single sent me straight down a small rabbit hole. How did I miss The Super Friendz’s Sticktoitiveness all these years? Better late than never.

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