Who doesn’t love a great cover version of an awesome song by a band they like, of a band they like? That’s a recipe for an awesome cover song, most of the time. It’s been a while since we put together a playlist of hot covers. This playlist comprises some of the best covers we’ve heard in some time, and hopefully you’ll agree. Afterall, did you ever think that the Arctic Monkeys would be singing a cover version of a track in a James Bond movie? Or Vampire Weekend doing Fleetwood Mac?
Plus, ex-Concrete’s vocalist Victoria Bergsman and her new band Taken By Trees have a brand new LP out featuring a slightly altered cover version of Animal Collective‘s “My Girls,” titled “My Boys.” Born Ruffians deliver one of the best cover songs ever of Bruce Springsteen – it’s addictive, huh? Canadian super indie band Broken Social Scene cover “Puff The Magic Dragon” that includes dialouge at the end of the song as well.
Don’t miss the covers of Bat For Lashes doing Big Star, Asobi Seksu belting out Leonard Cohen, Radiohead covering Neil Young, Venice is Sinking‘s cover of an Okay song, plus other hand-picked covers from Drive By Truckers (Jim Carrol, RIP), The Feelies (Rolling Stones), Black Keys (The Kinks), Paramore (Kings of Leon) and Local H (Led Zeppelin).
“Diamonds Are Forever” (007 Cover) – Arctic Monkeys
“My Boys” (Animal Collective) – Taken By Trees
“Everywhere” (Fleetwood Mac) – Vampire Weekend
“Love Me Tender” (Elvis Presley) – Norah Jones
“Foxes Mate For Life” (Bruce Springsteen) – Born Ruffians
“Tell Me Why” (Neil Young) – Radiohead (live)
“Take It Or Leave It” (The Strokes) – Arctic Monkeys
“Act Nice and Gentle” (The Kinks) – The Black Keys
“Puff The Magic Dragon” (Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow) – Broken Social Scene
“Two Weeks” (Grizzly Bear) – Ruby Weapon
“Suzanne” (Leonard Cohen) – Asobi Seksu
“Kangaroo” (Big Star) – Bat For Lashes
“Compass” (Okay) – Venice Is Sinking
“People Who Died” (Jim Carroll) – The Drive-By Truckers
“Paint It Black” (Rolling Stones) – The Feelies
“Use Somebody” (Kings of Leon) – Paramore
“I’m in Love with a Girl” (Big Star) – Patterson Hood
“Going To California” (Led Zeppelin) – Local H
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