Meet Palm Ghosts. The dream-pop-infused 4-piece band is best known for their dark yet ethereal alternative sound. The artists covered the Radiohead song “No Surprises” for charity Cover for a Cause. The proceeds for the song will go to The Well, which is “A community of women being transformed through long-term relationships, practical programs, and the healing power of love.” Continue reading »
Austin rockers Farmer’s Wife go full shoegaze-psych on this Donovan cover just in time for Halloween. They write: “Our cover of ‘Season of the Witch’ materialized out of a drum beat and pedal feedback two Halloweens ago. This creepy classic opened us to more experimentation and allowed us to dive into an eerier side of our sound.”
The late Don Heffington was an acclaimed drummer, so, naturally, his new tribute album includes drum greats like Jim Keltner. But he was also a singer-songwriter, so friends and collaborators like Jackson Browne, Victoria Williams, and Fiona Apple cover his songs. Apple selected “Lately,” the closing song on the final solo studio album of his lifetime, 2016’s Contemporary Abstractions in Folk Song and Dance. Continue reading »
Caroline Polachek is an American singer best known for her work as a solo singer-songwriter and producer. She was also one half of the indie duo Chairlift. A few days ago, the artist took to Paris’ Musée de l’Orangerie to perform “True Love Waits” live. The original “True Love Waits” is from Radiohead’s 2016 A Moon Shaped Pod album. It has joy, sorrow, and selflessness all wrapped into one. Continue reading »
It’s no secret that the 1995 Radiohead song “Fake Plastic Trees” is brimming with emotions, but what if one of the world’s most famous producers, who helped reshape the current sound of pop alongside sister Billie Eilish, tackled it on the BBC’s renowned Live Lounge? As the purple and blue lights set the mood, we get a wash of guitar, and see Finneas sitting, relaxed at the piano…The artist was wearing clear statement sunglasses that remind us a bit of Elton John’s…But less on fashion and more about the sound.
Finneas has rendered “Fake Plastic Trees” into a raw and soulful yet pared-down song. Vocally, he used a clear chest voice which leaped up into an emotional and light falsetto. Listeners have called the cover “refreshing, smooth, beautiful” and “a well-suited choice.”
Finneas also performed his original song “Lotus Eater”. The artist has also announced a new tour since the release of his album For Crying Out Loud.
Check out the cover of “Fake Plastic Trees” here:
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Meet Friko, a band that first began when some Evanston, IL grads got together and decided to start a project. The group currently consists of members Niko Kapetan and Bailey Minzenberger. The duo recently released a Radiohead tune tied to a European tour announcement. Continue reading »
John Scalzi a musician, blogger, and writer, recently released a cover of Radiohead’s “Fake Plastic Trees” after finishing his latest novel, posting the cover under a picture of a green plastic watering can.
The original tune was released by Radiohead in 1995 on the album The Bends. And while the initial set of lyrics (which are about everything being fake and made of plastic) initially make it sound like it’s an environmentalist’s song, “Fake Plastic Trees” is actually about people being artificial. Thom Yorke called it “a breakdown of sorts”. Continue reading »