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Bat for Lashes’ spare, sorrowful version of Rihanna’s “We Found Love”
I hear a lot of cover songs on a regular basis, but I rarely hear anything as skillfully performed as this Rihanna cover. Natasha Khan, better known as Bat for Lashes, sets the #1
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Ace Reporter covers Arcade Fire’s “We Used to Wait” + The Beatles’ “Blackbird”
We first covered Brooklyn-based band Ace Reporter yesterday, and shortly thereafter, I found two covers from them that I enjoyed. One is an acoustic-y interpretation of Arcade Fire‘s “We Used to Wait,” one of
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Cee-Lo takes on “Run Rudolph Run” for his Christmas album Magic Moments
The everpresent Cee-Lo covers Chuck Berry‘s “Run Rudolph Run” for his upcoming Christmas album, Magic Moments, which drops on October 30. Pretty early for a Christmas album, eh? But pretty great for a Christmas
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Ekat Cordes + Naadyn’s experimental electronic take on Rihanna’s “Umbrella”
Ever wanted to hear an experimental electronica cover of Rihanna‘s megahit “Umbrella“? Well, now you can, thanks to electro artists Ekat Cordes and Naadyn, the latter of whom we’ve posted about before. If your music
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Singer-songwriter Jhameel’s sexy cover of Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You”
Frank Ocean‘s channel ORANGE took the internet by storm earlier this year with its smooth, thinking-man’s R&B. The single “Thinkin Bout You” was particularly beloved, and now versatile California-based singer-songwriter Jhameel has covered the song as the
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Trey Anastasio + Jennifer Hartswick of Phish take on Gorillaz’ “Clint Eastwood”
Trey Anastasio of Phish will release a new solo album, Traveler, on October 16, and this cover of 2001 Gorillaz hit will be included on the LP. Although Phish are one of my least favorite
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Electric Eel: DrDr’s dub-n-bass cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River”
Dub and bass elements infiltrate this electronic’d-out cover of Justin Timberlake‘s 2002 megahit “Cry Me a River,” from Brighton, U.K. act DrDr. Listen and download for free below. -Jordy Kasko Stream: DrDr – “Cry
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Night Panther’s summery synthpop take on Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” [MP3]
I introduced you to Doylestown, PA band Night Panther‘s self-described “sex pop” about a month ago, and now I find myself checking in with them again because of another tune, this one a brilliant cover
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POP ETC’s late-summer synthpop version of The Strokes’ “Last Nite”
Californian indie pop/rock/multi-genre band POP ETC, formerly known as The Morning Benders, just released their third album back in June, and now they’ve posted what is presumably a “B-side” (in the general sense) from the album, a
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Patrick Wolf’s orchestral reinvention of Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die”
On this fresh cover, whimsical baroque pop artist Patrick Wolf employs various orchestral instruments in order to reinvent Lana Del Rey‘s Bonnie-and-Clyde single “Born to Die” as a… well… I’m not quite sure. Wolf seems
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Kendra Morris’ soulful version of Pink Floyd’s “Shine on You Crazy Diamond”
NYC-based singer-songwriter Kendra Morris makes her first appearance on The Tune with this outstanding cover version of what may be the most difficult Pink Floyd song to pull off. The original “Shine on You
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Tashaki Miyaki’s gloomy indie rock cover of Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love”
California gloom-pop act Tashaki Miyaki invoke a cross between The Jesus and Mary Chain‘s poppier stuff and Dum Dum Girls, and they lend those tones to a cover of Swedish pop group Roxette‘s 1990 worldwide smash
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