Covers

Amazing: Florence + The Machine & Dev Hynes – “Never Let Me Go”

Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange aka Lightspeed Champion) offers this damn near breathtaking rendition of Florence + The Machine‘s “Never Let Me Go”.

The Killers: “Go All The Way” (Raspberries Cover)

The Killers cut into their album recording time to soundtrack the closing credits of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s new film, Dark Shadows with this cover of The Raspberries’ 1972…

MP3: Oberhofer – “Runaway” (Kanye West cover)

Oberhofer has covered Kanye’s “Runaway” before, but they’ve finally released an official recording for their sprawling rendition. Oberhofer doesn’t quite convey the stark honesty and feeling Kanye does, but the…

MP3: Coldplay – “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)

We lost a legend over the weekend. We’re still wrapping our heads around the idea of a world without MCA and it’s a bit dizzying. Tributes for Yauch are undoubtedly…

Best Coast Covers Fleetwood Mac

Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino isn’t shy about her love for Fleetwood Mac, so we’re psyched that she’s finally covered one of their songs

Check Out: School of Seven Bells – “Kiss Them For Me”

School of Seven Bells’ Record Store Day release took a little longer finding its way to the internet, but we’ve got the a-side for you now – it’s a cover…

The Flaming Lips – “God Only Knows” (Beach Boys Cover)

Earlier this week we got an entirely unnecessary new Beach Boys song, and today we get The Flaming Lips covering one of their masterworks, Pet Sounds’ centerpiece “God Only Knows.”…

Santigold covers Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary”

If you thought Lana Del Rey took a weird cover choice to her BBC performance recently (Kasabian’s “Goodbye Kiss”), you’ll be really wowed by Santigold’s choice to cover Creedence Clearwater…

MP3: YACHT – “Le Goudron”

To promote their upcoming tour, YACHT have released a cover of Brigitte Fontaine’s timeless and ice cold classic, “Le Goudron.” YACHT capture Fontaine’s spirit and seamlessly project it through their…

Lana Del Rey – “Goodbye Kiss” (Kasabian cover)

Lana Del Rey sings Kasabian’s 2012 single “Goodbye Kiss” for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and easily makes it her own. It’s quite lovely, check it out below:

Janelle Monae Performs Jackson 5′s “I Want You Back”

I’d like this trend of crushworthy chanteuses covering 60s classics to continue, wouldn’t you? At an Easter gig at the White House (you made it!), Janelle Monáe did her best…

Florence + The Machine – “Try A Little Tenderness” (Otis Redding Cover)

You already know Florence and+the Machine stopped by MTV Unplugged late in 2011 to perform a selection of originals and covers, and they’re now releasing this recording as their second…

John Mayer – “Video Games” (Lana Del Rey Cover)

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally happened – John Mayer has covered Lana Del Rey. To clear up the confusion, no, you won’t get to hear him sing “take that body…

MP3: New White Denim – “Don’t You Say No” (R. Kelly Cover)

One of the best bands to come out of Austin in a minute, White Denim, took their excellent song “Street Joy” and swapped out its lovelorn lyrics for R. Kelly’s…

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