What I'm Listening to: The Vitamin String Quartet

My current music obsessions has to be string renditions of modern and popular songs. One great label, Vitamin Records, does string quartet versions of a lot of great songs. Actually, here's a much better description of the String Quartet series (from Wikipedia):

"The String Quartet Tribute is a series of string quartet covers released by Vitamin Records by several different groups of musicians. They focus on one band per record, and perform classical versions of their songs, generally note for note. They use a wide array of instruments but focus mainly on violins and cellos. Over the years, they have put out a staggering number of albums (214), honoring both mainstream and indie groups alike. They have put a classical spin on many genres of music, including rock, pop, punk, techno, hardcore, country, metal, and rap."

Emergency - Paramore


Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

A Favor House Atlantic - Coheed and Cambria

(cross-posted to my collaborative blog Collision)