TOY

Songs Of Consumption TOUGH LOVE

8/10

AT their worst, covers albums can be shambling musical lean-tos, hastily erected to cover up the dry creative springs beneath. Other times, though, a single band or artist interpreting the work of others can be a fascinating insight into their tastes and approach – Bowie’s Pin Ups, say, Costello’s Almost Blue, the Banshees’ Through The Looking Glass