Quickies: Holy Ghost!, Rebecca Zapen, Colossal Gospel, Nihiti, Great Gray Buildings

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Nov 152011
 

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

• Ministry is best known for their rampaging industrial sound, but back in 1983 they were still your basic poppy synth band. It makes sense, then, the DFA synthpop duo Holy Ghost! chose a song from that period to cover on their new single. Nancy Whang (of LCD Soundsystem) and Juan Maclean help get the party started.
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Quickies: Wavves, No Joy, Dinowalrus, Gashcat, Orca Orca

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Sep 202011
 

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

• When some people get high, their biggest accomplishment may be finishing a family-size pack of Cool Ranch Doritos. When Nathan Williams of Wavves smokes up, though, he records covers. Hence the unexpected Sonic Youth cover he tweeted last week.
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