Kelli Conklin

Kelli hails from Kansas City. When she is not busy snacking on barbeque (they really do make it best in the Midwest!), she is working for The Man, listening to music too loudly on her headphones, and mommy-ing two little girls. She is unabashedly unashamed to admit her love for ‘70s easy listening hits and synthesizers. She is also certain that all music is better with hand clapping as rhythm or with a Hammond organ. Kelli recently started writing again for the pure joy of it and discovered that writing about music while listening to music is the bee’s knees.

The Diamond Family Archive Brings Heartache with Seven-Song Covers EP (Cover Me Premiere)

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Jul 192011
 

We at Cover Me get excited when a musician finds a genre twist that transforms a cover song’s meaning. Previously, we mentioned Laurence Collyer as the one-man-band member of The Diamond Family Archive who excels in doing just that. This Brighton-based musician takes generally upbeat pop songs and twists them into sad and lonely little folk and acoustic numbers. In his latest set, Collyer was kind enough to indulge us with an exclusive EP of outtakes from his brilliant 2009 cover album, The Wanderer. Some are alternative performances of album tracks; others are never-before-heard covers. Continue reading »

Download This: OKX, A Tribute to Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’

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Jun 082011
 

Download This! scours the web’s dark corners for cool cover freebies. View past installments.

There’s not much to say about Radiohead’s OK Computer that hasn’t been said since it was released 14 years ago. Here at Cover Me we seem to post Radiohead cover songs almost daily. Well, the sincerest form of flattery is covering a song by an influential artist or album, right? And love it or hate it, it’s difficult to dispute the impression that OK Computer left on music. So it’s no surprise that Stereogum rounded up 12 great artists a few years ago to do a song-for-song tribute to OK Computer. Since the tribute came 10 years after the original, they titled it OKX. Continue reading »

The Avett Brothers Get Comfortable with David Childers’ “The Prettiest Thing”

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Jun 012011
 

By now most of us are familiar with indie folk darlings, The Avett Brothers. Their crossover status into mainstream music over the last few years has made them accessible to the masses. But mention the name David Childers to anyone outside of the bluegrass and folk world and you’ll likely get a shrugged response, despite Childers being considered one of the great American songwriters by his peers. Continue reading »

Gabby Young and Two Dancers Heat Up, Cool Down “Like A Virgin”

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Jun 012011
 

When looking at Gabby Young, her first impression does not immediately scream “opera singer,” but this fiery red-head is classically trained. Based in the UK, Young released her first album in 2009, and it’s hard to believe that by the ripe age of 27, she has already fought and won a battle against thyroid cancer. Her experience seems to resonate within her and comes out in her husky vocals. Continue reading »

Under the Radar: Punch Brothers

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May 232011
 

Under the Radar shines a light on lesser-known cover artists. If you’re not listening to these folks, you should be. Catch up on past installments here.

When a musical group is defined by a genre, it often boxes them in and alienates them from an expanding fan base. A certain type of music usually lends a certain type of music lover. If we were to write “bluegrass,” some may just stop reading at this point and turn up their nose. But others might see this term and immediately scroll down below to take a listen. The NYC quintet Punch Brothers is a bluegrass group for both of these types of music lovers, and for those somewhere in-between: those who aren’t really sure if bluegrass is their thing, let alone bluegrass cover songs. Trust us – it is. Continue reading »

Lightouts Channel the ’90s with The La’s “I Am The Key”

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May 192011
 

Attention guys out there: Lightouts have created the perfect cover song for your next crush mixtape. Lightouts re-create The La’s late ’80s/early ’90s sound that is ripe for the next great romantic indie soundtrack starring Zooey Deschanel. Be it real girl crush or movie crush, the bottom line is that there is some major pining going on in the somewhat obscure “I Am The Key,” and Lightouts wants to help you get the girl. Continue reading »

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