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[Watch] Iron & Wine - "Long Black Veil" (Johnny Cash Cover)
Today (August 7th) a new Johnny Cash compilation has been released titled We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash via Legacy. Earlier in the year a tribute show was filmed and is set to be broadcast on the 10th of August via PBS. From that show though, Pitchfork points towards this gorgeous cover from Iron & Wine of "Long Black Veil". See what you make of his rendition at the top of the page.
[Watch] The Shins Cover The Magnetic Fields' "Andrew In Drag"
During their current trip to Australia, The Shins stopped by the Triple J studio to perform for their covers program called Like A Version, where bands perform one of their own songs along with a cover of their choice. The cover they chose to perform was The Magnetic Fields' "Andrew In Drag", one of the highlights from their latest LP Love at the Bottom of the Sea, which dropped earlier this year via Merge/Domino. Check out their performance above (via Fake Walls).
[Listen] School of Seven Bells - "How To Love" (Lil Wayne Cover)
Here's something you probably didn't expect to be hearing today. School of Seven Bells have offered up a take on Lil Wayne's cut "How To Love" which features on last year's album, Tha Carter IV. The duo take the track and make it their own warping it into a slower jam featuring some nice drums. All in all it's a great take on a track I didn't have many feelings towards prior to this. Check it out below.
[Watch] Frank Ocean Performs with Earl Sweatshirt and Covers Prince at L.A. Show
Frank Ocean performed at Los Angeles' The Wiltern last night for his Channel Orange release show, and the night offered up a few nice surprises. For those lucky enough to have been there, Ocean was joined on stage by fellow Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt for the song "Super Rich Kids", and the attendees couldn't help but scream wildly as Earl strolled in casually. The screaming didn't stop there, either, as Ocean's cover of Prince's "When You Were Mine" got a huge reaction from the crowd. Check out fan footage of both after the jump.
Frank Ocean performed at Los Angeles' The Wiltern last night for his Channel Orange release show, and the night offered up a few nice surprises. For those lucky enough to have been there, Ocean was joined on stage by fellow Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt for the song "Super Rich Kids", and the attendees couldn't help but scream wildly as Earl strolled in casually. The screaming didn't stop there, either, as Ocean's cover of Prince's "When You Were Mine" got a huge reaction from the crowd. Check out fan footage of both after the jump.
[Listen] Future Unlimited - "Sleep No More" (The Comsat Angels Cover)
Future Unlimited decided to celebrate the Fourth of July not by drinking excessively and barbecuing in their backyard (although it's entirely possible they could have been doing that), but rather by covering The Comsat Angels, one of the band's biggest influences. Their cover of "Sleep No More," like any good cover, stays true to the original, but in this case, the Nashville duo give the synth-punk track a more dreamy overhaul. Utilizing warm, ambient synths and a percussive set with more of a punch, Samuel D'Amelio and Dave Miller turn the song into four-and-a-half minutes of a spacy, romantic opera. Check it out below.
[Listen] Benjamin Francis Leftwich - "With A Little Help From My Friends" (Beatles Cover)
We know that Benjamin Francis Leftwich has a penchant for covering Beatles track, he did a wonderful job earlier in the year of covering their track "Ticket To Ride". Today he's feeling generous and offered up an interesting take on "With A Little Help From My Friends". I say interesting because it was recorded in a hotel room with his travelling recording kit. See the above photo for evidence. The reason he decided to let loose the track is that this Summer he'll be going rogue at a number of Festival's around the UK and is currently running a competition where the winner gets a private gig at their tent at any of the festivals he's playing. Expect some extra people surrounding around your tent if you win! Take a listen to the track below and head to his official site for the full details on how to be in with a chance of having Ben play your tent.
[Watch] St. Vincent Covers Brian Eno's "Some Of Them Are Old"
Elvis Costello's keyboardist Steve Nieve recently hosted a house party where none other than Annie Clark of St. Vincent fame covered Brian Eno's "Some Of Them Are Old." Obivous Films filmed Clark performing the cover of the 1973 classic and superimposed it with footage of a barren desert to create an evocative and effective music video. Check it out above, courtesy of Listen Before You Buy.
[Watch] Hot Chip Covers Prince on BBC Radio 1
Hot Chip recently visited Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show for an in-studio session, during which they covered Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend," his classic track from his 1987 Sign "O" the Times. You can stream the entire show over at BBC's official website, with Hot Chip's cover starting at the 1:19:50 mark.
Hot Chip's upcoming LP In Our Heads hits stores on June 12th via Domino Records, and above you can watch the band performing their lead single "Night and Day" during the same in-studio session.