SEGALL, TY Fudge Sandwich - (M) (ONLINE ONLY!!)

When an artist who usually records their own material decides to release a set of covers, it often means that they've run short on ideas and inspiration. That hardly seems to be the case with Ty Segall, who was relentlessly prolific in 2018; Fudge Sandwich, in which he bends 11 tunes by 11 artists to his creative will, is one of five albums he released that year. But if Segall wanted to take on other people's tunes for a change, Fudge Sandwich shows he can do so and put the firm stamp of his personality on each of them. Right out of the box, Segall's lurching, ominous reworking of War's blissfully funky "Low Rider" demonstrates that following the template of the originals was not part of the game plan here. The same goes for his take on the Dils' "Class War," which turns the anti-capitalist punk anthem into an earnest exercise in folk rock. Segall approaches these songs in ways that are distinctly different than the originals, but for the most part, he still captures their underlying m