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Leave it to Canadian music historian/television and radio personality/all-around eccentric Nardwuar the Human Serviette to convince an eclectic group of international talents to contribute spirited covers of semi-obscure gems from Vancouver’s musical history. As unlikely as it sounds, British songwriter Kate Nash’s cover of 1990s all-girl “cuddlecore” group Cub is a perfect match, while Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand offer a fun take on 1970s punk band the Pointed Sticks.

Nardwuar’s band, the Evaporators, also get in on the fun, contributing a number of unabashedly fun covers and originals, including collaborations with Sage Francis, Jill Barber and Andrew W.K., the last of whom might be the only person who can match Nardwuar’s enthusiasm. Adding to the compilation’s identity crisis is a 40-page calendar featuring iconic punk rock photography by Bev Davis and suitably nerdy musings by Nardwuar himself. A Canadian record collector’s dream.

Top track: Hate Being Late, by the Evaporators featuring Andrew W.K.

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