Quickie Covers: Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Capital Cities, Christian Rawk, GRMLN, Blessed Feathers & Peter Wolf Crier

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Sep 172012
 

Quickies rounds up new can’t-miss covers. Download ‘em below.

• Frequent cover champ Benjamin Francis Leftwich takes a giant leap away from the singer-songwriter source material he often gravitates towards, bringing his echoing vocals and distant guitar to M83’s “Midnight City.” He also covers INXS and Frightened Rabbit, which you can download on his website.
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Watch: Christmas Covers from Dawes, Peter Wolf Crier, and Mannequin Man

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Nov 302011
 

Last we checked in to the A.V. Club’s Holiday Undercover series, Electric Six was going Grinch. In the past week, though, three more Christmas covers have cropped up in the series. Dawes, Peter Wolf Crier, and Mannequin Man selected three Christmas songs just a little off the beaten path – at least, compared to the stuff you hear in Macy’s. Continue reading »