The Hold Steady - Atlantic City (cover)

While I do like this cover of Springsteen's "Atlantic City," mainly because it keeps some of the grittiness of the original (both vocally and instrumentally), I am even more pleased about the album this appears on. It is part of the War Child: Heroes project in which legendary artists select contemporary and up and coming talents to cover their work. On this, the fifth incarnation, in addition to this song, you have a cover of The Clash's "Straight to Hell" by Lily Allen, TV on the Radio does a cover of David Bowie's Heroes, and Beck does great cover of Bob Dylan's "Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat." The organization, War Child, works to protect children whose lives are torn apart by the brutality of war. For more information, you can go to http://www.warchild.org.uk/heroes/about_war_child . This album is well worth the purchase not only for the great songs, but also for the work this organization is doing.