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FIDLAR Release Brief Indie/Bedroom Cover of Carole King’s “So Far Away”

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Nov 192024

The second single from songwriter Carole King‘s solo breakout Tapestry, “So Far Away” was not the hit “It’s Too Late” was but was her second Top 15 hit in a row. It’s stood the test of time a little bit better than some of her later hits as it’s her fourth most covered song, among those that she recorded before anyone else.

LA garage/indie rockers FIDLAR have had a fondness for covers ever since they first released an album – we first wrote about a cover of theirs back in 2013. Earlier this year they tackled another folkie ish hit from the smooth ’70s when they took on Jackson Browne so Carole King isn’t as far outside their wheelhouse as one might expect. Continue reading »

The 20 Best Sheryl Crow Covers Ever

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Mar 292024

‘The Best Covers Ever’ series counts down our favorite covers of great artists.

Sheryl Crow is having a real moment. After years of being (unfairly) dismissed as music for moms in minivans, her cool credentials have been ratcheted up in recent years through praise by younger singers who grew up hearing her songs. Just last week, Olivia Rodrigo invited Crow onstage to sing “If It Makes You Happy.” Covers have flown in from Phoebe Bridgers, HAIM, Soccer Mommy, and any number of other hip young female singers. And—oh yeah—she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last fall.

For the Rock Hall induction, we did a feature on Crow, but devoted our big Best Covers Ever: Rock Hall Edition list to Kate Bush. But Crow’s got a new album out today, so we wanted to dedicate one to her now. A few of the covering artists we feature below are her contemporaries (and one is several generations older), but a large portion of the list comes from Millennials and Gen Z singers. That’s where the Sheryl energy is coming from these days, and they’ve given us a ton more great Crow-vers (sorry) than existed even a few years ago.

FIDLAR Makes Jackson Browne Go Indie-Rock with “Running on Empty” Cover

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Feb 232024

“Running on Empty” is a song that has always been laden with nostalgia. It has lyrics that talk of the time and road slipping away from you. But in alt-rock band FIDLAR’s hands, it has become more modern and clear. The band has taken Browne’s words and made them feel more mournful, something tinged with navy blue. The combination of the laid-back vocals, mellow bass, and fuzzed-out snare make this version charmingly new.

The group’s tour-footage music video is a collage of memories and moments, much like the song. As we listen and watch the flashes of being out on the town, the graffiti bathrooms, and time passing, we can’t help but reminisce.

For more great Jackson Browne covers, be sure to check out this link!

Full Albums: Billie Eilish’s ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’

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Mar 292020

Full Albums features covers of every track off a classic album. Got an idea for a future pick? Leave a note in the comments!

Billie Eilish’s debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? came out just one year ago today. It seems like much longer. Her success now spans from Gen Z to boomers; she’s become omnipresent on every channel of the internet while also scoring the old-music-biz coup of sweeping the four top categories of the Grammys – the first person to do so since Christopher Cross in 1981. Continue reading »

The Best Cover Songs of July

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Jul 312019

Check out the best covers of past months here.

Anais Mitchell & The Staves – Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow cover)

For a few years now, long-running French video company La Blogothèque has been filming a series they call “One to One” at Bon Iver’s various European festivals. They blindfold one audience member and bring them into a private room for a concert for one. Bon Iver did one, and Damien Rice’s is a must-watch. Personally, that experience sounds more awkward than enjoyable – especially with all the cameras in your face – so I’d rather just watch someone else’s personal concert on video. This one is a gem, feature The Staves with Anais Mitchell delivering a gorgeously-harmonized Sheryl Crow cover. Continue reading »

Bully & FIDLAR Deliver Weird Little Video for Magnetic Fields Cover Cover

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Nov 242015

As a songwriter, Stephin Merritt doesn’t need any testaments to his prolificness or originality – the sheer scope of his sweeping, three-disc Magnetic Fields album, “69 Love Songs,” on top of the rest of his discography, is testament enough. And yet, other artists continuously remind us of the enormous scope and degree of his influence with covers from throughout his oeuvre. Recently, Bully and FIDLAR demonstrated this with a cheery take on “Absolutely Cuckoo,” the opener to the aforementioned triple-album. Continue reading »