Man, there are some hot covers out there these days.
Perhaps the most impressive cover I've heard in a long time comes via a 20 year old dude who makes me feel like I should be doing more with my life. His name is Gareth Pearson, and he plays classical-style guitar, fingerpicking his own arrangements of pop tunes. First heard him over on Pretty Much Amazing - definitely worth a listen. His cover of MGMT is as enjoyable as it is impressive. It's a chill instrumental version of my personal favorite MGMT track, and it makes me want to learn to play classical guitar.
Gareth Pearson - Time To Pretend (MGMT Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
Cranking things up a notch with an entirely different style of guitar, The Black Keys play an amazing version of the inimitable Captain Beefheart. You might recognize "Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles" from the Big Lebowski Soundtrack. Then again, you might not recognize it at all, since this version is a far cry from the original's chilled-out grooves. But it's pretty remarkable in its grittiness.
Black Keys - Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles (Captain Beefheart Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
Finally, a "Fake Plastic Trees" cover from Jeff Tweedy, lead singer and braintrust of Wilco. This is without a doubt my favorite Radiohead song - legend has it that Thom Yorke recorded it in one take and then burst into tears in the studio. I believe it. Tweedy doesn't bring quite that level of emotion, but it would still be pretty amazing to see this live.
2 comments:
Christ, Thom Yorke is so wet!
Great guitar player, really rate gareth. Have you heard Andy Mckee - similar and v good. Also matt stevens is excellent instrumental guitar www.mattstevensguitar.com
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