This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Despite being an indie art-house flick that hasn’t even been released yet, The Virgin Suicides has already spawned two, count ’em, two, soundtracks.
A couple of months back, French discotronic duo Air released a disc featuring their dream-pop score for this Sofia Coppola-directed film set in the ’70s. Now, here comes the disc of Music From the Motion Picture — ie., the cover tunes album. And decent covers they are: Mostly immortal vintage tracks from the likes of Heart (Magic Man, Crazy On You), Todd Rundgren (Hello, It’s Me, A Dream Goes On Forever), The Hollies (The Air That I Breathe), 10cc (I’m Not In Love) and the like, along with a track from ’70s soundalikes Sloan (Everything You’ve Done Wrong, one of five of their tunes in the pic) and a pair of extra Air tracks that didn’t make the cut for their disc. None of them will become your reason for living, but hey, they are all tunes that deserve a second life.
