Hooray for Covers! La Santa Cecilia, “Tainted Love”
I discovered La Santa Cecilia on Twitter, after someone linked to a video featuring Elvis Costello and La Marisoul, the lead singer of La Santa Cecilia, performing “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. Â I could take Costello or leave him, but I instantly fell in love with Marisoul’s voice and had to do some Googling to […]
Hooray for Covers! Kye Kye, “With or Without You”
Here, have a fun indie-tronica (I just made that up) take on U2’s “With or Without You”. Kye Kye is a Washington-state based quartet of siblings (and one in-law) who make some pretty fun indie/electronic rock music. Â Singer Olga has a beautiful, breezy voice which works perfectly in this particular arrangement of the song. Â Give […]
Hooray for Covers! Folks, “Volcano”
Here’s another Tumblr find. Â A very minimal, yet faithful, cover of Damien Rice’s “Volcano”. I don’t know much about Folks other than that they are named Mandi and Paul and are adorable and both have very beautiful voices. Their cover of “Volcano” is available as a free download on Bandcamp. Â Go check it out.
Hooray for Covers! Carrie Manolakos, “Creep”
I found this video floating around on Tumblr and pretty much had chills when Carrie Manolakos hit the climax of the song. Â Here, just listen. See? Â Chills. I was unsurprised to find out that Manolakos has a musical theater background, with how confidently she belts that song out. Â She’s recently released a pop album, Echo, […]
Levon Helm, 1940-2012
You’re going to hear a lot of talk about musical legacies, with Levon Helm. With good reason. “The Weight” is also about legacies. It’s about connections. It’s about forming communities. It’s about generosity and shared responsibility. And every time I see and hear my favorite artists play it, I’m grateful for Levon Helm. I’m having […]
Hooray for Covers! Beautiful Small Machines, “Paper Planes”
So, the other day on my radio show, I played a track off of Bree Sharp’s 1999 debut album, A Cheap and Evil Girl. Â She released a follow-up album a few years later and then largely dropped off the musical map. Â My curiosity piqued by how much I enjoyed her totally-not-a-guilty-pleasure album, I hit up […]