Uptown Avondale is an EP by the band
The Afghan Whigs. It bears the
Sub Pop catalog number SPCD 53/215 and is representative of the
Cincinnati band's
soul influences. The EP contains covers of four classic
Stax/
Motown-era songs:
The E.P. also contains a remix of the band's song "Milez Is Ded" as a hidden track — the original was itself a hidden track on the 1992 album
Congregation. This version features a looped drum track (same bed as
The Stone Roses' "
Fools Gold", and dozens of other tracks from the same timeframe) and some heavy effects on the vocals and guitars. The band referred to the new mix as "Rebirth of the Cool," as a pean to the
Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool.