Slang Chickens cover New Order’s – “Age Of Consent” on saymayday.com

September 28, 2009 • By Travis Keller

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“Age Of Consent,” off of New Order’s “Power, Corruption, and Lies” is among my favorite opening tracks of all time. What a jam! In my mid-teens I shrugged off New Order for being too “new wave;” I was into the stark and dark contrast of their previous incarnation as Joy Divison. It wasn’t until a few years later that I was able to understand, appreciate, and love this pop masterpiece. New Order’s use of synthesizers on this record was ahead of its time, and still sounds fresh over 20 years later.

This sound has been rehashed over and over again, yet I have not heard one modern group that’s gotten it right. People forget how raw this record is. I believe a good song stands on its own, regardless of arrangement or instrumentation, and as such, I think our acoustic cover of “Age of Consent” proves how incredible the original really is… A bunch of freaks with banjos and mandolins still might manage to make it sound good! And hey, anything beats listening to Orgy’s New Order cover. Yuck.

–Evan Weiss (Slang Chickens)

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12 Responses to “ Slang Chickens cover New Order’s – “Age Of Consent” on saymayday.com ”

Captian Gayhab -- Sep 29th, 2009 at 8:45 am

Heh, this is cool.

robert -- Sep 29th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

FUCK YEAHHH

johnny roberts -- Sep 29th, 2009 at 2:31 pm

YEAH

Puppe -- Sep 30th, 2009 at 10:04 am

cherrymint!

johndoval -- Oct 1st, 2009 at 6:04 pm

Right on. Let’s just hope some corperate sons of bitches don’t get their stinking hands on this and make it the soundtrack for (insert annoying name brand company here).

Travis Keller -- Oct 1st, 2009 at 9:04 pm

What are you talking about John? Let’s hope they do… I wanna see my friends get paid for what they love to do.

PBC -- Oct 1st, 2009 at 11:04 pm

This is no better than an Orgy cover. All I see is another entitled white boy band under a different ruse. OH, but it’s banjos instead of guyliner and vinyl suits! Bullshit. Fuck LA and fuck you Travis / Chip / Buddyhead. Paid placement bullshit is still bullshit. Shame on you.

johndoval -- Oct 1st, 2009 at 11:59 pm

Yeah I hear you. I’m all for somewhat unknown bands getting their name out there and cashing checks, but come on. I don’t want to think of a new volkswagen beetle or some fuckin’ fabric softener everytime I hear a certain song, knowwhatImean? For me, it just kind of ruins the moment.

Travis Keller -- Oct 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 am

@PBC zzzzzzz

@Johndoval So…

Travis Keller -- Oct 2nd, 2009 at 3:12 am

Hey PBC how come you didn’t comment on the KARP post? Too cool for you? DORK!

dolameshit -- Oct 3rd, 2009 at 5:59 am

Agreed PBC. You should have a look at /olinandthemoon as well. this fake, folky white boy, friend-pretend, country idaho bullshit (yes we know youre from Idaho travis and these are your boys) is a growing trend and it will soon spread to your nearest neighbourhood and tickle your sisters buttcheeks until she spills her piggy bank savings at Best Buy for this garbage just like Panic at the Disco or Phantom Planet before it. Oh but they look so sincere in their Urban Outfitter’s kit awee, and they play banjos aweeeawee STOP right there motherfucker, this shit is Satan reincarnated and not the good kind either. Friends or not Travis, this is unacceptable and you know it maaan! Are you turning to the dark side?

mercy me -- Oct 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm

Vagis was always on the dark side. this shit blows.