Blog: Sweetheart of the Radio

Drawing a line between my two most recent posts and following on from last weeks look at covers of Donovan's "Colours" , it feels like the perfect opportunity to look at the original and cover of one of my favorite songs ever, "Afraid" by Nico. Originally released on her 1970 album Desertshore , Nico's graceful, tender, piano led ballad always stood out for me on the otherwise experimental avant-garde album. My cover of choice is by Espers and is taken from their 2005 covers record The Weed Tree . Espers' version perfectly re-imagining "Afraid" as [...]

• Espers - Afraid
• Nico - Afraid