Red Red Meat - c/d

Never heard it myself, but you may be thinking about Carissa’s Wierd’s cover. It’s on this:

https://www.discogs.com/release/571648-Carissas-Wierd-Scrap-Book

And yes, massive album

That's the one, thank you! Nowhere near as good as I remember it, sadly. Guess I used to have a higher tolerance for mumbly lo-fi slowcore...

Yeah, it’s really not all that. The original is magnificent though. Such an unsong band.

unsung, damnit

Totally agree, they're way too underappreciated.

The left turn they took on Bunny is amazing, like a lower-stakes version of the transformation Talk Talk took on Spirit of Eden. There's a willingness to embrace different textures and a looseness to the playing (without compromising composition) that totally works.

Carpet of Horses is a stunning statement of intent that really sets the tone for the record's textural highlights (Gauze, Nadia's Theme, Sad Cadillac). It's these detours that really puts into sharp focus the more propulsive highlights (Chain, Idiot Son, Oxtail). What a journey!

like a lower-stakes version of the transformation Talk Talk took on Spirit of Eden.

This is a really good way to describe Red Red Meat, and something I had never considered before.

Agreed, very good observation