Oct 152010
 

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Covers of Memoryhouse’s beautiful song “Lately” have been popping up all over the place since (the many versions of) the song’s release, and pretty much all of them have been lovely to say the least. However, Fort deClare’s cover is certainly one of the best. Fort deClare is one Sam Ramos, a 15 year old (!) from Virginia, who has been recording covers and original songs for almost a year and throwing them up on his MySpace. He seems to take a dreamy, folky approach to everything he does, which is perfectly suited to this particular song.

With the glut of covers of “Lately”, it can be pretty hard to stand out, but Fort deClare manages to do it. The strong musicianship and beautiful texturing along with a slightly faster tempo than most — which is driven by some beautifully played percussion starting about halfway through the song — help the track build up and soar into the ending. If he manages to keep recording songs like this and continues to build up his base of original work, Fort deClare will definitely be an artist to keep an eye on in the coming years.

MP3: Fort deClare – Lately (Memoryhouse cover)
[audio: SOTD1010/Lately.mp3]


Check out more from Fort deClare at his MySpace.

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  3 Responses to “Song of the Day: Fort deClare, “Lately” (Memoryhouse Cover)”

Comments (3)
  1. Hey, Scott, it’s Sam, from Fort deClare. Thanks so much for the kind words, and for getting my name out there. I’ll be making music for years to come, so definitely keep an ear out, and keep in touch!

  2. truly inspired cover Sam!

    – memoryhouse

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