Novelty covers are a dime a dozen these days – and even the bad ones can be a useful distraction from the drudgery of day-to-day existence, as well as an escape from the political dystopia that seems prevalent everywhere these days. Bluegrass covers are nothing new, of course. Hayseed Dixie’s first album was a record of bluegrass covers of AC/DC songs, and the band have made an entire career out of bluegrassified tunes. Now, bluegrass outfit DD And The Butterlovers have covered Megadeth’s Symphony Of Destruction – possibly the most unbluegrass-esque song ever written – and it’s really quite good. Fronted by Canadian country musician Dan Davidson, DD And The Butterlovers aren’t strangers to reworking popular songs. Like literally everyone else these days, they’ve covered Billie Ei...
