Watch: Punch Brothers Perform The Strokes' "Reptilia" for A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover

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Punch Brothers, who return to the road next month starting at the Bonnaroo and Telluride Bluegrass festivals, have kicked off the sixth season of the A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series. "First up, it’s the thoroughly awesome Punch Brothers, who covered The Cars for us way back in 2012," says the A.V. Club. "[Y]ou can never hear a banjo- and mandolin-assisted cover of The Strokes' 'Reptilia' too many times." Watch them perform it as many times as you'd like in the video here.

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Punch Brothers, who return to the road next month starting at the Bonnaroo and Telluride Bluegrass festivals, have kicked off the sixth season of the A.V. Club's ever enjoyable A.V. Undercover. In the series, artists choose from a list of songs to cover, first-come, first-served, and Punch Brothers, first out the gate, chose The Strokes' "Reptilia."

"First up, it’s the thoroughly awesome Punch Brothers, who covered The Cars for us way back in 2012," says A.V. Club's Josh Modell. "[Y]ou can never hear a banjo- and mandolin-assisted cover of The Strokes' 'Reptilia' too many times."

Watch them perform it (as many times as you'd like) in the video below.

To find out where Punch Brothers are performing live in the coming months, head to nonesuch.com/on-tour. And to pick up a copy of their new album, The Phosphorescent Blues, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

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Punch Brothers: A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover, May 2015
  • Tuesday, May 12, 2015
    Watch: Punch Brothers Perform The Strokes' "Reptilia" for A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover

    Punch Brothers, who return to the road next month starting at the Bonnaroo and Telluride Bluegrass festivals, have kicked off the sixth season of the A.V. Club's ever enjoyable A.V. Undercover. In the series, artists choose from a list of songs to cover, first-come, first-served, and Punch Brothers, first out the gate, chose The Strokes' "Reptilia."

    "First up, it’s the thoroughly awesome Punch Brothers, who covered The Cars for us way back in 2012," says A.V. Club's Josh Modell. "[Y]ou can never hear a banjo- and mandolin-assisted cover of The Strokes' 'Reptilia' too many times."

    Watch them perform it (as many times as you'd like) in the video below.

    To find out where Punch Brothers are performing live in the coming months, head to nonesuch.com/on-tour. And to pick up a copy of their new album, The Phosphorescent Blues, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

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