Covers

Foster The People – “Heart of Gold” (Neil Young Cover)

This summer, the buzz has been seriously on Foster The People and their debut album Torches. In fact, their breakout single, “Pumped Up Kicks” sits at #16 on iTunes at…

Death Cab For Cutie – “Twisterella”

The guys in Death Cab For Cutie have been playing this song live for a while now, so it only makes sense that they’d finally record it in studio. The…

Robyn – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” (Coldplay Cover)

Why is it that “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” sounds less shitty when Robyn sings it? In fact, it sounds like your typical Robyn track. There is probably some psychological…

MP3: New Washed Out – “Wicked Game”

Ernest Greene, on the heels of releasing a very solid LP under his Washed Out moniker, stopped by Sirius XMU and performed this spaced out cover of Chris Isaak’s ballad…

Bon Iver – “Who Is It?” (Bjork Cover)

And yet another cover from Justin Vernon’s Bon Iver project. In such a short span of time, and directly after releasing his critically adored sophomore LP, Bon Iver, Bon Iver,…

The Big Pink – “Lovesong”

The Cure’s “Lovesong” seems like a popular track to cover these days amongst British musicians these days, and rightfully so. Adele recently included her own rendition of the song on…

MP3s: Ryan Adams Covers Vampire Weekend, The Album

So last week singer/songwriter Ryan Adams covered Vampire Weekend. Or, I should say, it seems he is covering Vampire Weekend, the album. Maybe?

Friendly Fires – “The Edge of Glory” (Lady Gaga Cover)

The Friendly Fires stopped by BBC Radio 1 and performed a cover of Lady Gaga’s excellent single “The Edge of Glory”.

Adele – “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (Bonnie Raitt Cover)

Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” has become a hot track this year, 20 years after the veteran singer/songwriter originally released it. First, the song was covered by…

Deerhunter & Sleigh Bells Cover Pylon

DFA has just released a new 7” single called Cover + Remix which includes reinterpretations of the 1980s underground punk rockers Pylon. On the A-side, the Bradford Cox-lead Deerhunter cover…

New MP3: Tennis – “Is It True?”

Earlier this year, seafaring married couple Tennis charmed us with the sunny indie-pop tunes of their Cape Dory LP, and now, the duo are giving away an non-album track for…

New MP3: Surfer Blood – “Hey Sandy”

Late last night, Palm Beach indie rockers, Surfer Blood, shared a new track, a cover of Polaris’ “Hey Sandy”. Got to love when bands share music just for the sake…

Mumford & Sons – “England” (The National Cover)

Mumford & Sons have received much international success on account of their debut Sigh No More, earning them a trip to the Grammy Awards and constant radio airtime. Quite the…

New Bon Iver – “I Can’t Make You Love Me / Nick of Time”

Just one more day until one of the most anticipated indie records of the year, the followup to 2007′s cult classic For Emma, Forever Ago, comes out proper for the…

YACHT – “Break The Law” (Judas Priest Cover)

Who would have ever thought we’d be using the words Judas Priest and electro-pop in the same sentence? Thanks to Portland’s own YACHT, we can. The dance rockers are dropping…

MP3: Weezer – “Paranoid Android” (Radiohead Cover)

It’s not every day you get to hear a band like Weezer cover a song like Radiohead’s classic OK Computer cut, “Paranoid Android,” easily the band’s most well known song,…

MP3s: Radiohead’s 20 Best Cover Songs

Yesterday, Stereogum posted up 20 free MP3s of cover recordings Radiohead or Thom Yorke have done throughout the years, either in the studio or at their live shows. The collection…

MP3: The Flaming Lips – “Smothered in Hugs”

Record Store Day exclusives are slowly making their way to the internet, for better or worse – we hope you got out to support your local record store, but we’re…

Wild Nothing – “Gruesome Castle”

This Saturday (known across the globe as Record Store Day) Brooklyn based imprint Captured Tracks will be releasing three 7” singles to commemorate Scottish punk rockers the Wake, two of…

LCD Soundsystem – “Live Alone”

Before LCD Soundsystem officially said goodbye, James Murphy and co. went into the studio one final time and recorded a cover of “Live Alone” by Franz Ferdinand for a Record…

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