A.V. Undercover Explained

Genre:Live music
Creator:The A.V. Club
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:9
Num Episodes:311
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Runtime:2–10 minutes
Last Aired:present

A.V. Undercover is an American live music web series created by The A.V. Club, distributed on their website. The series premiered on March 16, 2010,[1] going into an extended hiatus after the 8th season in 2017. It was revived for a 9th season in June 2024.[2]

The concept of the show is that each season, a list of 25 songs is compiled. Bands are then invited to choose a song to cover.[3] Once a song has been played, it gets crossed off the list. The later a band comes on, the fewer songs they have to choose from. In the first season, The A.V. Club staff picked the songs.[4] In the remaining seasons, readers of The A.V. Club voted for them.[5] At the end of a season, there was an online vote for the favorite video.[6]

In between season, there were mini seasons of Holiday Undercover (where each artist chose a song with a holiday theme)[7] [8] and Summer Break,[9] where artists covered "songs having to do with summer".[10]

In 2010, NPR selected "Wye Oak Covers the Kinks" as one of "Five Great Cover Songs from 2010 (So Far)".[11] It was a 2011 Honoree for a Webby.[12]

All episodes have since been deleted from YouTube.

The song that plays during the introduction is "Someone Has to Die" by Maritime.

Episodes

Season 9 (2024)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dumenco . Simon . The Onion A.V. Club Rocks Out, Karaoke-Style, With a Little Help from Starbucks . AdAge . 7 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Jackson . Josh . Help us choose the songs for A.V. Undercover season 9! . The A.V. Club . 11 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Johnson . Steve . Undercover work . Chicago Tribune . 13 May 2010 . 7 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Padgett . Ray . The Antlers Wish You Were Here . Cover Me . 15 June 2010 . 7 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Modell . Josh . Undercover voting results . A.V. Club . 31 January 2011 . 7 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Garneau . Eric . The A.V. Club Takes Us Undercover . Cover Me . 18 November 2010 . 7 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Garneau . Eric . A.V. Club Undercover II: This Time, It's Seasonal . Cover Me . 19 November 2010 . 7 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Undercover: The Pilot (Headlights cover XTC) and announcing Holiday Undercover! . A.V. Club . 17 November 2010 . 7 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Modell . Josh . Introducing A.V. Undercover: Summer Break . A.V. Club . 7 July 2011 . 7 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Padgett . Ray . Watch A.V. Undercover's Summer Spectacular . Cover Me . 7 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Katzif . Mike . Five Great Cover Songs From 2010 (So Far) . npr.org . 15 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Online Film & Video: Variety . webbyawards.com . 7 February 2019.

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