Tom Odell’s exquisite cover of Best Of Friends blows the original hit single by Brit indie rockers Palma Violets (maybe their only hit ever!) out of the park. Have a listen to both and then nod vigorously with my assessment .
Out of all the songs that Laura Marling could have covered from Bruce Springsteen's vast catalog, we would have likely figured it would have been something from either of his stark acoustic records - the brilliant Nebraska or its 1995 follow-up of sorts The Ghost of Tom Joad . Instead the folkie-chanteuse , who will release her fourth studio album Once I Was An Eagle next Tuesday, threw us for a bit of a curve ball, teaming up with Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Eddie Berman [...]
The Clash were easily the most commercially successful band to come out of the 19702s punk scene, with their potent brand of punk rock that mixed elements of ska, reggae, funk and rockabilly, all set to Joe Strummer's socio-political lyrics. On September 9, the iconic and influential punk act will release Sound System , a massive nine-disc box set that comes packaged in a vintage boom box designed by Clash bassist Paul Simonon. The set, which will feature remastered versions of the band's [...]
Everyone loves a good cover song, there’s no doubt about it. Hearing an alternative version of your favourite tune, performed by one of your favourite artists, is especially an exciting moment. For this week’s 'TOP FIVES', I decided to share with you some of my most enjoyable cover songs! CLUBFEET 'Latch' ( DISCLOSURE Cover) CLUBFEET love playing covers and after you watch this, you'll be able to see why. They pick a great song, which most people like and then perform it [...]
Funky soul from 1973, with two bonus tracks After his innovative 1970 debut, Total Destruction to Your Mind , Swamp Dogg (born Jerry Williams, Jr.) continued to cut fine soul albums, despite a lack of big label distribution, chart action or major sales. His deep industry experience provided the background to create commercial hits, but Williams chose a more purely artistic route, chasing a muse that was equal parts southern soul and idiosyncratic outspokenness. Using funky bass lines, sharp horn charts and a voice that suggested the keening sound [...]
You can go ahead and file Kid Masterpiece in the column of "Beatmakers Who Have No Interest In Ever Resting For Too Long". In the past week alone, the rising Montreal-based producer has added to his already fantastic 2013 portfolio with not just one but two stellar remixes, this time turning his focus to more recent R&B favorites. Masterpiece's take on the latest Jeremih single, Thumpy Johnson lead preview "All The Time" , lives up to his previously established affinity for seductive bedroom grooves [...]
Zoey and M. Ward are back with another Volume, this their III album is a little more chill than I would have hoped for. Then comes this Blondie cover, which more than does justice to the original. By Bruce Rave She & Him - Sunday Girl ( Official ) * Links and playlists from Rave's weekly new music show can be found on his blog and be sure follow Bruce on Twitter too!
One Timers are quick hits to keep your ears fresh throughout the day. Get down with these tracks, sans a bunch of words clogging up your brain. Wondering what a real one timer is? Watch this . Hint: He shoots, he scores! - Silent Rider takes on Bon Iver with his cover of "Skinny Love". I see some of you shaking your heads, maybe, but this is a pretty great cover. It's just different enough to stand on it's own, and faithful enough for the original's fans [...]
We know yr probably done with "Angels" (we thought we were too) but we can't help but fall deeply in love with KOTKEE's beautiful 3 A.M. re-imagining (and we stress re-imagining, as we've never heard the oft-covered track quite like this) of The xx hit. KOTKEE - Angels (The XX Cover) KOTKEEE ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
With Sam Sparro being one of those vocalists we would gladly pay top dollar to see sing the phonebook and Daft Punk's already-billion-times-over-rem ixed/ covered "Get Lucky" firmly planted as one of the jammiest jams of the year, having the two entities join forces would of course end up something special. Sparro's cover of the track accomplishes that and more, his soulful divo pipes and a sleek, four-on-the-floor disco-synth arrangement managing to sit hand and hand with the original as a primary go-to feel-good source for not only the heatwave season lying just around the [...]
This fact may be hard to believe, but throughout their long and storied career the Preservation Hall Jazz Band have never released a studio album consisting entirely of their own original compositions. The legendary New Orleans act will change all that come July 9, with the release of That's It! via Sony Legacy. The 11-track record, which was recorded at the band's home-base at 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter, was co-produced by Pres Hall's own Ben Jaffe and My Morning Jacket front man Jim James , [...]
In celebration of #ZombieDiwas at NH7, I put together a list of the most interesting covers I could find on the internet of that legendary song. I did this because I don't know anything about zombies (unlike Siddhant Mehta ), and felt I needed to contribute towards this epic day at the NH7 office and in the world in general. Initially, I wanted to write a piece titled 'Zombie Nation' quite like our previous reads 'Metal Nation' and 'Dance Nation', but also nothing like them at all, but yeah, that didn't happen. So, I made this list [...]
One Timers are quick hits to keep your ears fresh throughout the day. Get down with these tracks, sans a bunch of words clogging up your brain. Wondering what a real one timer is? Watch this . Hint: He shoots, he scores! - Speak, those Austin rascals who recently popped onto your radar with "Peaks", decided it'd be awesome to release an EP of female fronted/female vocalist covers. It is pretty awesome, no lie. They took on "Little Man" by Little Dragon, which was quite [...]
Second in a six-EP series features a new song, a remake and a cover After a less-than-satisfying engagement with his last record label, Marshall Crenshaw’s taking his music straight to the people. Funded through a Kickstarter campaign, Crenshaw’s developed a subscription project that will turn out a series of six three-song 10” vinyl EPs, each featuring a new song, a cover and a remake from the singer-songwriter’s rich catalog. The EPs also include a code with which the analog-deprived can download digital versions of the recordings. The first EP was delivered earlier [...]
For the past two weekends the Crescent City has played host to the annual New Orlean's Jazz & Heritage Festival . During their first-weekend set, Calexico paid tribute to one of New Orleans' native sons - the severely under-appreciated Bobby Charles. The late singer-songwriter, who likely best known to HT readers for his appearance on The Last Waltz soundtrack, began writing and recording songs at the age of 17. While he never quite achieved success as a solo artist, Charles' songs have been recorded by an impressive list of musicians including Ray Charles, [...]
I’ve noticed in our remodeling that there is a void in my inbox where some tracks don’t quite fit the Shorthanded Goals mold, yet they don’t quite require or elicit a full feature. Basically, they are great tracks – I just can’t find the words or time to praise and describe. I’ve thought about this and I figured why not post up a little segment where I can quickly run through the tracks that caught my ear but didn’t quite catch my tongue…Red Lights to make you slow and stop what you’re doing to [...]
A Place To Bury Strangers' exclusive Record Store Day release "Strange Moon," is a tribute to Portland punk veterans Dead Moon on 123 colored vinyl (for those vinyl fetishists out there). In conjunction with the record, the band released this statement: "I first saw Dead Moon perform around 1992. Dead Moon was my friends favorite band and soon to become one [...] The post A Place to Bury Strangers does Dead Moon, and the Question of Covers appeared first on Your Music Is Awful.com .
We've been big fans of Bob Weir's fantastic Weir Here since it debuted last year. The semi-regular web variety show, which is broadcast live from Weir's TRI Studios, has featured members of the Grateful Dead and its extended family swapping stories and performing a mix of tunes. During a recent episode, the former Bobby & The Midnights lead singer revealed that he will take the show on the road this fall, where he will be joined by Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), Jonathan Wilson, Jay Lane (Primus), Jason Crosby and Jeff Chimenti (Furthur, RatDog), as [...]
This past weekend music festival season went into high gear as thousands descended upon Indio for the 12th installment of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival . Earlier this month fest organizers Goldenvoice and the town of Indio reached a long-term deal that would keep the event, along with its country music cousin Stagecoach, there through 2030. According to the LA Times , in addition to the 17-year deal for the April event, Goldenvoice would also be allowed to host two additional concerts each fall starting in 2014, with capacities of 75,000 and 99,000 people respectively. While there [...]
It has been a long, long time since I've featured some new music from our old favorites The Dead Ships. Once upon a time I interviewed them and premiered their wonderful Amaze/Friends By Default 73 , and then they dropped their first full length in Electric Ahab . They've earned a permanent pass to the front of the queue from myself and my blog based on their music alone. I'm sitting at the table and I've just finished feeding my youngest son his dinner. He's [...]
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