Just two days ago Kasabian appeared on the BBC to cover “Video Games.” Now they’re down in Australia appearing on Triple J. That would make anyone exhausted, and Kasabian paid homage to that feeling with their new cover. They sing the Beatles’ “I’m So Tired” in the Triple J studios and manage to sound at least half awake while doing it. Continue reading »
Little Black Dress is a dreamy, shoegazey duo from Dallas. The Little Black Dress, on the other hand, is an entirely pop-rock quintet from Toronto. Needless to say, this made researching which one of them covered the Beach Boys’ “Don’t Worry Baby” a little confusing. It was the first, article-less Little Black Dress, though, and they did a bang-up job. Continue reading »
This Week on Bandcamp rounds up our favorite covers to hit the site in the past seven days.
A clear theme emerged in this week’s set: electronics. Not straight dubstep, 8-bit, or dance music though, but electronics blended with other genres. Electronic folk, electronic grunge, and electronic Latin soul all come into play in these covers. Plus, since we took last week off for CMJ, its an embarrassment of riches that gives us some bonus tunes at the bottom. Continue reading »
In 1976, Buffy Sainte-Marie released Sweet America, a concept album devoted to the American Indian. It included “Qu’appelle Valley, Saskatchewan,” an Innuit-honoring song about the region where she was born. Now, Portland’s Holcombe Waller honors his American Indian grandmother with a beautiful, evocative cover video. Continue reading »
You probably know Fred Armisen best from Saturday Night Live and Portlandia, but he was in fact a musician long before he was a famous comedian. He started out playing drums in Chicago band Trenchmouth and still occasionally displays his chops. He most recently did so at the monthly Heart of Darkness comedy/variety show in Brooklyn, jamming on a Devo cover with costumed band the Forgiveness. Continue reading »
Mellow, dreamy British rockers Still Corners have started to make waves recently over here in the States, releasing their first album on Sub Pop two weeks ago and then appearing at the DeLuna festival in Florida along with the likes of Weezer, The Shins, Big Boi and the New Pornographers. During their festival experience they retreated to a hotel room to record a two-song live session for Paste, including a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” Continue reading »