I don't know if this is actually the third installment of Under The Covers, but I'm too lazy to go back and look, so yes! It's the 3rd!
Some great covers here - a little something something from Florence and the Machine, a great Paul Simon cut from Jens Lekman, and a real in-studio cover from Of Montreal (none of that horrible quality live stuff).
Florence, presumably with the help of Machine, strips down Hospital Beds to its core, using minimal instrumentation to dot the i's and cross the t's. I've always heard Hospital Beds as a raw, bare track that survives on strained vocals, so this type of mix definitely suits it well.
Florence and the Machine - Hospital Beds (Cold War Kids Cover)
Paul Simon covers. Can't say enough about them. And I totally dig Jens Lekman's voice. Well played with this lo-fi piece of work.
Jens Lekman - You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon Cover)
And Of Montreal plays The Shins! Remember The Shins? They're the pretty good indie band that re-emerges every few years to pop some great tracks for a couple months before being forgotten for a while. Anyway, this is a fairly true-to-original cover. Maybe it will win back The Kid's affection for pre-Georgie Fruit Of Montreal?
Of Montreal - Know Your Onion (The Shins Cover)
God I love covers. Is that wrong?
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