Mastodon - Medium Rarities

 

Multi-Grammy nominated hard rock juggernaut!

First rarities collection covering the band's entire career!

Features the unreleased track "Fallen Torches"

Plus rare live tracks, cover versions and instrumentals!

"Mastodon have one hell of a career to live up to. Speaking of pressure to meet fan expectations, there's arguably no metal act assumed to deliver brilliance on a regular basis like Mastodon." — Loudwire

Medium Rarities is the first rarities collection from Mastodon covering their entire career. The compilation features one brand new song —"Fallen Torches." It also includes a bevy of classic covers, soundtrack contributions, instrumentals, B-sides, and live recordings in one complete package for the very first time.

Among an eclectic array of covers, the musicians tackle"A Commotion"by Feist, "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton" byThe Flaming Lips," Atlanta" by Butthole Surfers, and "Orion" by Metallica. It also features soundtrack cuts such as "White Walker" (from the Game of Thrones inspired mix tape) andthe soundtrack song "Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife" (Aqua Teen Hunger Force). Meanwhile, they get under the hood with instrumental versions of "Asleep in the Deep," "Toe To Toes," "Jaguar God,"and"Halloween."

Side A

1. Fallen Torches

2. A Commotion

3. Asleep in the Deep (Instrumental)

4. Capillarian Crest (Live)

Side B

1. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton

2. Toe to Toes (Instrumental)

3. Circle of Cysquatch (Live)

4. Atlanta (feat. Gibby Haynes)

Side C

1. Jaguar God (Instrumental)

2. Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife

3. Blood & Thunder (Live)

4. White Walker

Side D

1. Halloween (Instrumental)

2. Crystal Skull (Live)

3. Orion

4. Iron Tusk (Live)

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