Thanks to good ol’ Gav nudging me, I thought I’d post that cover of The Postal Service’s ‘We Will Become Silhouettes’ done by The Shins.
The Shins -‘We Will Become Silhouettes.’ mp3
It’s a bit busy here, what with so many reviews to get up here, the record company making progress, the day job starting again this week….but be patient, all will be rewarded.
…so why not Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy doing ‘Puff The Magic Dragon?’
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy -‘Puff The Magic Dragon.’ mp3
Well, it feels like ages since I’ve done a ‘proper’ covers only post. Let’s get going…
Sons & Daughters -‘Killer (Adamski/Seal cover).’ mp3
Pet Shop Boys -‘Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley cover).’ mp3
Yo La Tengo -‘Dreams (Fleetwood mac cover).’ mp3
Tralala -‘Never Understand (Jesus and Mary Chain cover).’ mp3
Slowdive -Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra cover).’ mp3
The Shins -‘We Will Become Silhouettes (Postal Service cover).’ mp3
BTW, two bits of info that may be of interest to you:
1) This afternoon I did a ‘phone interview with James Allan of Glasvegas fame (see below) and will write that up a.s.a.p.
2) This afternoon I received an email from Colin at And Before The First Kiss, asking if I would like to be involved with another mp3 blog he is assembling called Fun and Heartbreak. Well, obviously, yes! I haven;t yet posted over there, but I will.
Watch this space…
Have now finally had my bandwith renewed so will be posting more regularly. Am glad folks out there are downloading the music -and hopefully buying it!-but feedback is appreciated, yes?
Anyway, here’s seven covers for today. I may have posted some of these here before, it is quite pssible, but my brain is frazzled from having to deal with too many misbehaving teens and right now, anyone under the age of sixteen can just…(fill in blank as appropriate!)
LCD Soundsystem -‘No Love Lost (Joy Division cover).’ mp3
The Pop Singer’s Fear Of The Pollen Count -‘Vapour Trail (Ride cover).’ mp3
The Shins -‘We Will Become Silhouettes (Postal Service cover).’ mp3
Arcade Fire -‘Naive Melody (Talking Heads cover).’ mp3
Astrid Swan -‘When You Were Young (Killers cover).’ mp3
Manic Street Preachers -‘We Are All Bourgeois Now (McCarthy cover).’ mp3
Sloan -‘Over You (Roxy Music cover).’ mp3
Enjoy. And feedback gratefully received, yeah?