Waves On The Sea

Passion Pit - “Dreams” (The Cranberries cover)

Yeah. I dig this cover.

Paramore - “Use Somebody” on Live Lounge (Kings of Leon cover)

I feel like I’m a teenager right now posting about Paramore covering Kings of Leon, but I don’t care. They totally made this song likable to me. I’d rather listen to Hayley sing Kings of Leon’s songs than the original guy. That guy’s voice is just so ANNOYING.

It’s funny—I think Paramore is OK but I don’t really listen to them. However, I think Hayley is fucking cool as hell, so I really like her. Plus, she has a good voice.

OK NOW BACK TO BEING AN ADULT. ;)

Peter Gabriel - “Apres Moi” (Regina Spektor cover, from “Scratch My Back”)

Peter Gabriel has been one of my favorite all-time musicians for a while now. When he released a cover album, “Scratch My Back,” I flipped. He covered artists such as Bon Iver, David Bowie, Arcade Fire, and Regina Spektor, among others. He has great taste in music, and covered some fantastic songs.

Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan - “Get The Party Started” (P!nk cover)

HAHA. Awesome.

Tegan and Sara - “Trouble” (live/unreleased)

This is a little-known song of theirs from 2000-2002 or so. I have no idea where it originally came from, but at some point I saw a video of them performing it somewhere, sometime in a galaxy far far away.

Tegan and Sara - “Sheets” (“Sainthood” b-side)

Simply because the chorus has been stuck in my head all damn day.

Regina Spektor - “Real Love” (John Lennon cover)

I absolutely adore this cover. I had the great pleasure of seeing Regina in concert in 2008 during Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors tour and that’s the moment I became a fan.

John Lennon and Regina Spektor are two of my favorite musicians, so this cover is just fantastic to me.

Ingrid Michaelson - “Die Alone” (from “Girls and Boys”)

Ingrid is fucking awesome, and she’s even better in concert. OH and she’s also freaking adorable. Just sayin’.

She gained notoriety when her song, “The Way I Am,” was used in an Old Navy commercial a few years ago. However, people don’t realize that her albums are solid and thoroughly enjoyable. She has also done amazing covers of R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, and Bon Iver. Ingrid’s albums are all pretty fantastic. I highly recommend getting them. Albums to buy:

Girls and Boys
Be OK
Everybody

Key tracks: Keep Breathing, Soldier, Everybody, Die Alone, The Way I Am, The Hat

pattrick:

KID CUDI x THE POSTAL SERVICE

Man On the Moon/Such Great Heights

Joshua James - “Black July” (from “Build Me This”)

Joshua James is one of my favorite artists from the past few years. He’s from Nebraska, and Nebraska has put out some great musicians—Tilly and the Wall, Conor Oberst, etc. There’s just something about Joshua’s voice that makes him sound like he has a soul the size of the Grand Canyon.

“Black July” is my favorite track from “Build Me This,” which is an outstanding record from 2009, by the way. His 2008 album, “The Sun Is Always Brighter,” is the one that got me hooked in the first place. I highly recommend getting your paws on BOTH albums plus his b-sides and “The Garden EP.”

Key JJ tracks: Cowboys and Indians, Tell My Pa, Black July, Annabelle, Crash This Train, The Garden, The New Love Song, Soul & The Sea, Geese, FM Radio

P.S. This is about as country as I get. And when I say “country,” Joshua is about as country as Ryan Adams and Josh Ritter (see: not very).

Katy Perry - “Black & Gold” (Sam Sparro cover)

I dig it. I’d kind of like her to put out an acoustic covers album. Her MGMT cover was great, and now this. I prefer this sound of hers.