If you haven’t yet heard ANR’s cover of Kelis’ “Millionaire,” you really should – it’s one of the best covers of the year to date. Now the Miami duo draw from the same R&B well in Usher’s “Climax,” a soaring electropop dance jam. Continue reading »
May 092012
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Quickies rounds up new can’t-miss covers. Download ‘em below.
• Norwegian folkie Ane Brun releases It All Starts with One this week and she’s giving away a bonus track for free: a solo guitar Arcade Fire cover that shows her lilting Scandinavian accent hitting full force.
MP3: Ane Brun – Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (Arcade Fire cover) Continue reading »
Los Angeles singer LP has a voice that would make Adele blush. She hasn’t yet recorded an album, but her slow-burn indie rock cover of Beyoncé’s “Halo” indicates you’ll be hearing a lot more about her when she does. Though a skinny white girl who looks like Jim Morrison, LP has pipes B. herself would kill for. Continue reading »
Make fun of Tom Jones’ panty-throwing appeal all you want, but the man has an ear for a cover. We still spin his brilliant “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” on the regular (why did that never get a studio version?), and now he’s back with a Tom Waits tune: “Bad As Me,” the title track to Waits’ 2011 LP. Continue reading »
Apr 092012
French duo Housse de Racket have many clear influences – Brian Eno, Chic, Justice – but for their first-ever cover, they veered in a less obvious direction. Though the Beach Boys‘ smooth summer sound might not immediately come to mind amidst the band’s drum pads and synths, their version of “Til I Die,” premiering here, keeps all Brian Wilson’s whistful melancholy while adding a glossy electropop sheen. We asked them a little about the cover. Continue reading »
Quickies rounds up new can’t-miss covers. Download ‘em below.
• Last month, the Rosebuds covered the Talking Heads. The choice was a natural – both groups deliver poppy, off-kilter melodies that worm into your head for days. Salt-n-Pepa, on the other hand, haven’t influenced Ivan and Kelly Rosebud one iota. They just re-released it for free on their new Bandcamp.
MP3: The Rosebuds – Push It (Salt-n-Pepa cover) Continue reading »
Last we checked in with Portland Cello Project, they were getting their hip-hop on with Kanye West’s “All of the Lights.” They’ve now continued the trend, but mixed a little Jigga into the mix with their new cover of Jay-Z and Kanye’s collab “H.A.M.” It adds flutes, brass, and crashing percussion to the classical-gone-crunk blend. Continue reading »
Mar 262012
Michael Pomranz, who records with a rotating cast as World Blanket, based his upcoming record 2012 on the writings of psychedelic drug guru Terence McKenna. It comes as no surprise, then, that the man is a Syd Barrett fan. (Fun fact: he’s also the Tosh.0 writer who first discovered Rebecca Black’s “Friday” – but try not to hold that against him). Continue reading »
