Australian singer Vera Blue recently appeared on the radio station triple j’s popular program “Like a Version,” and offered up a take on a Radiohead song that never fails to haunt and move. She chose to cover “Creep,” off of Radiohead’s debut album. In her hands, Blue lets her strong voice carry a lot of the load, her singing accompanied by just a piano and guitar. Towards the end of the song, she plays The Pipe, a effects processor which is blown into. The strange, ethereal sounds of The Pipe adds an extra layer of melancholy to an already melancholy song. Continue reading »