Alvvays are back playing shows in the US (they hit The Echo on Friday November 28th).
Here are two recent videos of “Atop A Cake” and “Ones Who Love You” from the band’s 11/11/14 show in Washington, D.C. —
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This version of “Underground” by Nina Nastasia is live and acoustic, and it has a more sparse (sans drums), haunting feel to it than the original:
Video of “Hey Now Girl” from a Phantom Planet show at the Troubadour back in 2012:
“Runner” from the new album Absent Sounds by From Indian Lakes:
Continuing the theme of disappointing covers, Belle & Sebastian did a cover of “Crash” by The Primitives that leaves me wanting to only listen to the original.
The cover is low energy, the use of piano is unappealing, and his vocals are irritating — the way he pronounces the words crash and fast is odd.
The Primitives:
Have you heard Jukebox The Ghost’s cover of “I Love You Always Forever”?
The vocals sound weak, whiny, and tinny compared to Donna Lewis’s in the original version.
This seemingly impromptu cover by Pillowcase (below) is a lot better than Jukebox The Ghost’s — it captures the spirit of the original song better: the sense of movement, the momentum that builds, and the soaring chorus.