Darren Hayman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who is best known for his work in the group Hefner. The artist recently decided to take on Madonna’s “Borderline.” The original “Borderline” was first released in 1983, and is a metaphor for a relationship that is on the line. It’s chimey with its bright synths, boppy organs, and has a driving beat that is pushed forward with none other than a classic ’80s kick drum. Continue reading »
Fanny Lumsden and her Prawnstars have recreated the plucky 2011 radio hit “Somebody That I Used To Know.” Their version first debuted via ABC’s Spicks and Specks last year. Now, they have a music video for their masterpiece of a cover. Continue reading »
“I Know It’s Over” from The Queen Is Dead expresses despair and loneliness in the way only The Smiths can. Then the enigmatic producer/singer-songwriter Sarah Meth took on the heart-rending tune in her live and acoustic version of the song to Line Of Best Fit’s secret sessions.
Wearing trendy black-and-white sunglasses, a background of warm flames, and a shining acoustic guitar in hand, Meth began the performance. Her delicate ‘ahhs’ were Eilish-esque, and her rich lows? Perfectly emulated Morrissey’s energy.
Check out her The Smith’s cover below.
Matt Berninger of The National is currently on his first solo tour. The same day his new album, Get Sunk, was released, he covered New Order’s “Blue Monday,” adding to the repertoire of covers he’s been doing on the road. Just last we watched him tackle Nirvana, Tom Waits, and Radiohead. Continue reading »
“A Forest” is originally by The Cure, and is a classic piece of goth-rock. It was originally released in 1980 on the band’s second album, Seventeen Seconds. This tune had more production/polishing than any of the other songs on the album. It is also decidedly darker more ornate.
Whiskey Daredevils is a Cleveland, Ohio-based rock band. Self-described as being “America’s finest country punkabilly band,” this 4-piece outfit has both the gusto and the sound. So what did the punkabilly quartet do with this compositional masterpiece? Reinvent it. Continue reading »
Avril Lavigne performed a cover of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” at one of her most recent live concerts in Moncton, New Brunswick. The artist is currently on her Greatest Hits Tour, which is also being supported by first-rate pop-punk acts such as All Time Low and Simple Plan.
This live version of “Pink Pony Club” was made under stunning magenta lights. Acoustic guitar in hand, she hypes up the crowd, then begins the song. She traded her normally bright timbre for something richer. The cover is like a long crescendo, her backup band eventually adding soft tambourine taps and strummed chords to further support the texture and feeling of the recreated song. Continue reading »