Stream 'Whatever Nevermind': A Compilation LP Honoring Nirvana’s Classic Album

For this years eighth annual Record Store Day, thirteen eclectic bands came together for a second compilation tribute album to Nirvana, titled Whatever Nevermind.

Former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl was Ambassafor for Record Store Day 2015, making the tribute album timely and appropriate. Virginia record label Robotic Empire congregated an honorary album for Nirvana's classic 1993 LP, In Utero, for last years Record Store Day, keeping the tradition alive for two years in a row.

.@torcheband, @Borisheavyrocks, and Thou pay tribute to Nirvana on @recordstoreday comp https://t.co/Oy857EpojR pic.twitter.com/vXUfBrZ11P

Whatever Nevermind strings together covers of Krist Novoselic, Grohl and the late Kurt Cobain's iconic 1991 LP, Nevermind, recorded by metal and punk bands Cave In, Circa Survive, Boris, Kylesa, La Dispute, Nothing, Pygmy Lush, Thou, Torche, Touche Amore, Young Widows, White Reaper and Wrong, notes Pitchfork—big acts within their genre.

Circa Survive, Pygmy Lush, Thou and Young Widows are Nirvana tribute veterans, having participated in the assembly of both albums. These Arms Are Snakes, Thursday, Jay Reatard, Mean Jeans, Whirr, Daughters, Ceremony and Black Math Horseman all recorded their own accounts of In Utero tracks in 2014, reports SPIN.

Also available at local retailers, the 12-inch Record Store Day LP comes with digital downloads and a bonus 7-inch where listeners will find the tracks recorded by Thou.

Whatever Nevermind is currently out via Robotic Empire and is available to stream below:

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Record Store Day, Nirvana, Nevermind