Pitchfork

I have no idea why the cops would be after Vetiver on this cover of Michael Hurley's "Blue Driver", from their upcoming covers album Thing of the Past. It's not like the band is actually speeding or driving recklessly. Expired plates? Broken taillight? A marijuana leaf on the mudflaps? Thick smoke billowing from the cab? Vetiver ride an amiable 40-mph two-step shuffle, adding what sound like some electrified Bakersfield guitars and Hurley's countrified vocals on the chorus. Turns out it's an inside job: As the song ends, Snock himself lets out a siren wail and pulls the band over.