Rad Guillotine do PENS

This is an instrumental cover that samples the vocals from the original PENS song. It’s a lot cleaner than the PENS version, but it doesn’t have the same catchy aesthetic. Rad Guillotine’s version completely reinvents the keyboard parts, going for a spacey, futuristic vibe instead of sticking with the warped keys and debauched drum beats that make the PENS song a noise pop classic. It’s interesting but it’s not fantastic, however it is still worth a listen.

 Rad Guillotine- High In The Cinema: MP3

 

Candy Claws do Ace Of Base

 

This noisy cover of Ace Of Base’s ‘Don’t Turn Around’ by Ft. Collins college kids Candy Claws is rather awesome. The song first appeared on Ace Of Base’s 1993 classic album The Sign. The original was a reggae infused, dance-hall hit, but Candy Claws has turned it into a contorted mess of clattering drums, lazers and flamenco rhythms before covering it in distortion.

 Candy Claws- Don’t Turn Around: MP3

 

St. Vincent does The Beatles

This song was recorded live on the 19th of October, 2007, at a show St. Vincent played in Ft. Worth, Texas. There’s not much to say really, other than that Annie Clark is an accomplished guitarist and that this song displays her fine talent. ‘Dig A Pony’ originally appeared on The Beatles album Let It Be, from 1970 and John Lennon famously called it “(just) another piece of garbage.” It was apparently written about Yoko Ono, but the lyrics make no sense what so ever.

 St. Vincent- Dig A Pony: MP3

 

William Fitzsimmons does Kanye West

I recently reviewed William Fitzsimmons’ sophomore album The Sparrow and the Crow on EMJ, declaring that “Fitzsimmons soothes the heart with his soft, well structured traditional folk music”. The same thing can be said about his cover of Kanye West’s ‘Heartless’, where he turns the original song completely upside down and restructures it into a wonderful, dreary folk ballad. There is absolutely no evidence in Fitzsimmons’ interpretation that this song was originally a hip hop song; it’s a true testament to his ability as a songwriter, making such a unique transformation possible.

 William Fitzsimmons- Heartless: MP3

 

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