October 28, 2008
Two young Swedes go into the woods and record a cover of "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" by Fleet Foxes. Thus proving, yet again, that Scandinavia is a magical place to which the rest of us cannot relate.
For a past Monitor Mix discussion on cover tunes, click here.
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