What Jail Is Like

The 'What Jail Is Like' mini album is not only a great vehicle for the title track, but a superb collection of studio covers and live cuts. The opener is the song "What Jail Is Like," a harrowing tune that splices splintered guitars with chiming piano. A cover of the Ass Ponies' "Mr. Superlove" is a surprisingly effective song, a dark song about abuse. James Carr's "Dark End Of The Street" and the Rodgers & Hart classic "Little Girl Blue" are some of the best songs the Afghan Whigs have ever recorded. The live versions of "What Jail Is Like," "Now You Know" and "My World Is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony" are just as awesome as one could hope they would be.