Benson Boone — Seventeen Going Under (Sam Fender cover)
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Australian indie-pop darling Mallrat (Grace Shaw) has transformed Lana Del Rey’s cinematic track “Radio” into her own ethereal anthem. This marks her first official cover amid her ongoing world tour, Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right. Mallrat doesn’t quite have the same languid nature as Lana Del Rey’s vocals. But her voice does evoke a surprisingly similar sense of the old Hollywood glamour, for which Lana Del Rey is known. Continue reading »
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Confidence Man – Heaven (Bryan Adams cover)
For their recent Like a Version performance, Confidence Man, a duo of Janet Planet and Sugar Bones, covered Bryan Adam’s “Heaven.” Well, sort of. They really took their cues from the hit club cover of “Heaven” by DJ Sammy. “We didn’t actually know [it was a cover],” said Planet. “Stu, our manager – who’s old – told us that. We listened to [the original], and it’s not that good.” Ouch! But their cover is a blast to watch, all charisma, choreography, and energy from the two of them in front of an ominously veiled band. As NME points out, Confidence Man are the third act a a cover of a cover on the show. In 2017, Alex Lahey covered Natalie Imbruglia’s hit cover of Ednaswap’s non-hit “Torn” (we wrote a feature explaining the backstory there). And in 2018, garage-rock septet West Thebarton covered Florence + The Machine‘s cover of The Source and Candi Staton’s “You’ve Got the Love.” Continue reading »