Mo Troper, the Portland power-pop musician whose latest full-length MTV was our Album of the Week, releases covers with some regularity. A few months ago he offered his take on Chris Bell’s “I Am The Cosmos” and a while after that he had his hand in a Ducks. Ltd coverage of Feelies. This weekend he shared a home-spun version of the Beach Boys’ “Wonderful,” written for Smile and included in the 1967s Smiley Smile.
“happy St Patrick’s Night,” Mo Troper tweeted. “I recorded this cover of the beach boys/smile classic ‘wonderful’. i love to study masters. hope you enjoy, cheer and have a great weekend.”
Listen below.