Song of The Week: First Aid Kit Cover R.E.M. with Peter Buck

February 6, 2015

The mellifluous Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit perform a lovely cover of an excellent, and dare I say underappreciated, R.E.M. jewel from 1997’s “Up.” Here are the details from Magnet Magazine

“First Aid Kit recently released a cover of classic R.E.M. song “Walk Unafraid” for the original motion picture soundtrack to Wild. Now Peter Buck, co-founder and guitarist of R.E.M., acoustically accompanies First Aid Kit as the band covers “Walk Unafraid” out in the woods. The video is simple and heartwarming, as the song is just as moving and emotional as ever. It’s also interesting to see an original R.E.M. member supporting an altered cover of a song his band created.”

Enjoy the original “Walk Unafraid” from R.E.M.

First Aid also had one of my favorite songs of 2014, “Stay Gold,” check it out here.

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