More than two decades after frontman Kurt Cobain’s death, you’d think all of the possible angles on Nirvana have been covered. But the much-loved band and easy stand-in for all things ’90s continues to produce new and fresh stories and music well into 2017. The latest comes from bluegrass tribute kings Iron Horse, who are planning a covers album of the Seattle band in their Appalachian style.
Pickin’ on Nirvana: A Bluegrass Tribute Featuring Iron Horse will turn 11 Nirvana tracks into jug-band standards and is set to be released on Record Store Day (April 22) on vinyl, with a digital release scheduled for . The band has previously covered Bob Dylan, Metallica, Modest Mouse and the Beatles. Check out a full tracklist below:
1. “All Apologies”
2. “About a Girl”
3. “In Bloom”
4. “Polly”
5. “Drain You”
6. “Pennyroyal Tea”
7. “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle”
8. “Come As You Are”
9. “Sappy”
10. “On a Plain”
11. “Dumb”
Any hardcore Nirvana stans who are viewing this as sacrilege to take a second to think about how Cobain might have felt. Given his love of all things jangly — you don’t get a K Records tattoo if you don’t like some shaggy strings — it’s possible that he would have really dug this.
