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Lacrymosa’s gorgeous solo piano cover of Animal Collective’s “In the Flowers”
If you have had a hard time getting into what was probably the most important album released since Kid A, Animal Collective‘s 2009 release Merriweather Post Pavilion, then try out this cover of the
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School of Seven Bells’ elegant indie pop cover of Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” [MP3]
I’ve liked Lil Wayne‘s “How to Love” since I first heard it last summer, well before it was a Top 5 hit, but this cover from indie pop band School of Seven Bells is even
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Metallurgy: The Darkness hair-metal up Radiohead’s “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”
As Pitchfork says, “Ever listened to Radiohead‘s The Bends classic ”Street Spirit (Fade Out)“ and thought… ‘this song is pretty great, but I just wish it had… MORE BALLS?’” Well, here’s The Darkness‘ hair-metal take on the track. I can’t decide whether
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Stumbleine + CoMa’s codeine’d, ambient cover: Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees”
Stumbleine is a British lo-fi electronica artist with a new EP called The Night Before, which includes this collab with Nicole Briggs, a.k.a. CoMa (whom we just covered for the first time last week).
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Song of the Day: Jerry Douglas, Mumford & Sons, and Paul Simon do “The Boxer”
Wow. Check out this awesome cover from instrumentalist Jerry Douglas, who teams up with folk-rockers Mumford & Sons as well as the legendary Paul Simon for a version of Simon & Garfunkel‘s 1969 hit
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The Kills’ sinister cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” changes the song
Recently, we heard Cali-based surf pop band Best Coast‘s take on “Rhiannon,” my favorite Fleetwood Mac song, and the result was amazing, a California surf-pop tune whose straightforward handclaps-and-piano rhythm is highly addictive. It hails from
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Song of the Day: Knesset’s wonderfully rich cover of Bon Iver’s “Holocene”
Here’s a wonderful cover of Bon Iver‘s Grammy-nominated song “Holocene.” It comes from Arizona band Knesset, who transform it from lush and gentle to lush and full-bodied. Especially love that rocked-out ending. Listen and
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Ellie Goulding + Tinie Tempah do Active Child’s “Hanging On,” add a rap [MP3]
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any new material from popular British star Ellie Goulding, whose “Lights” has enthralled people worldwide over the last year plus, but the last thing I would’ve
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Peggy Sue add guitars to a lo-fi version of The Angels’ “My Boyfriend’s Back”
British group Peggy Sue are releasing a covers album on July 23 entitled Peggy Sue Play the Songs of Scorpio Rising, and the first track I’ve heard from the release is this lo-fi interpretation
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Love Echo slows down The Cure’s “Love Cats” on mystical electropop cover
Electropop project Love Echo (producer Vic Miranda and singer Vicki Glass) has recorded a fresh cover of The Cure‘s “The Love Cats” — and renamed it “Lovecats.” Love Echo’s version is a slowed-down, murky, and mystical-sounding electropop
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Joss Stone turns Broken Bells’ “The High Road” into powerful soul-rock
Award-winning English singer-songwriter Joss Stone, who has become a household name with her passionate soul/blues rock, will release a second covers album called The Soul Sessions Volume 2 on July 31, and the most notable
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Austra’s layered, gorgeous version of Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android”
Toronto native Katie Stelmanis, a.k.a. Austra, has been riding on the strength of her wonderfully eclectic indie pop debut album, 2011′s Feel It Break, for over a year now, gaining many new fans during the
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