Lots of hot new covers dropping these days, although often in sadly lo-fi formats (see Surfer Blood's otherwise charming cover of the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby"). Lucky for you, I've rounded up a few of my favorites in not-so-poor-quality format.
The first is a great Paul Simon cover by Deer Tick. I'm not a huge huge Deer Tick fan - I was pretty disappointed in their performance at SXSW - but this track is awesome. Sounds like lead singer John McCauley is using some sort of old-style microphone on the vocals, and otherwise the mix is wonderfully clean. It doesn't stray too far from the original, just a bit slower, really. Still, it's cool to hear a voice other than Simon's singing this grand old tune.
Deer Tick - Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
Another great cover is an older one but a good one. With MGMT's new album making tons of noise, I thought I'd flip it back to this bluegrassy cover of Oracular Spectacular's "Kids" by Dr. Fox's Old Timey String Band. It's chill, fun, and a wonderful change of pace from the electrified original. And whooo, I love banjo.
Dr. Fox's Old Timey String Band - Kids (MGMT Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
Well, at least two of them are higher quality. This last one, courtesy of The Antlers, is a pretty lo-fi rendition of The XX's "VCR." It's pretty awesome in its subtlety, though, and really interesting to hear Peter Silberman's voice on non-Hospice tracks and without tons of fuzz on top. I strangely love this tune.
The Antlers - VCR (The XX Cover) (YSI) (filesavr)
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