Back with another Stu Reid Under the Covers, since it's been a while. There are some covers that have come out in the last couple months that are just wayyyy too good to ignore. So ignore them we shan't.
Lily Allen - Straight To Hell (The Clash Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
Another cover that has been everywhere is the fantastic version of Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, that ubiquitous Vampire Weekend track, by Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel. Highlight of the song - Peter Gabriel singing "And it feels so natural, Peter Gabriel too/And it feels so unnatural to sing your own name". Really a fantastic version of a great song, this cut gives it a well worn track snappy new outfit.Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
And finally, a daring feat on the part of We Are Scientists. Remember them? They were supposedly the next big thing in indie rock, in the class of the Killers and the Arctic Monkeys. They had that one great song - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - and then faded into oblivion. Or at least faded to the point where they said to themselves "it couldn't hurt to cover some Sigur Ros, right?" I'm not sure how I feel about people covering Sigur Ros - it seems like an exercise in futility since it's pretty much impossible to match the eerie beauty of that Hopelandic group. This take is an interesting one, though, and definitely worth at least a listen or two.We Are Scientists - Hoppipolla (Sigur Ros Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
4 comments:
Sturdy geezer Stu, firm muscles like a train station swallowing vitamins for kicks. Pasterboard feel to his man pump. Sign him.
that sounds a lot like Mick Jones on backing vocals for the 'Straight To Hell' cover version
Good ears! That's because it is Mick Jones. Baller.
Lily Allen has actually known Mick Jones since she was little - her father and Joe Strummer were friends. They really sound brilliant together.
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