Here’s something pretty different, RnB crooner Miguel covered the Slaves’ “Hey” while in the BBC’s Live Lounge today. He transformed the song taking it from Post-Hardcore to what is almost an unrecognisable RnB rendition. The staggering thing is it all looks so easy for Miguel, him and his band seemed Continue Reading
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Alex Vargas – Ordinary People (John Legend Cover)
Alex Vargas chose to cover John Legend’s “Ordinary People”, for his SBTV A64 debut. He didn’t just cover the song though, he remixed it almost turning it into a new song. Adding a chopped up sample from John Legend’s original to bulked up instrumentation. Alex is clearly one of the most exciting Continue Reading
Ember Island – Where Are Ü Now (Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber Cover)
The next single to be released from Skrillex and Diplo (aka Jack Ü)’s album is the Justin Bieber assisted “Where Are Ü Now”. It’s a big track, one of the best if not the best track from the album. The pair have just released the remixes for the song which Continue Reading
Violet Skies – Delilah (Tom Jones Cover)
Violet Skies’ cover of Tom Jones’ classic “Delilah” is a haunting one, filled with pain and sadness. Violet’s bare bones reworking helps the singer channel all the heartbreak in the song’s lyrics. This is a brilliant cover from a Welsh singer to commemorate his 75th birthday. Violet Skies will be performing at Continue Reading
Luca Chesney – u (Kendrick Lamar Cover)
New York based singer, writer and producer Luca Chesney’s latest release is a brave one, she’s decided to cover Kendrick Lamar’s “u”. While Kendrick’s original focuses on the chaos and complexity of the song’s emotion, Luca Chesney’s take on the song is a more sombre and delicate affair. This is a stellar reworking Continue Reading
MIYNT – Baby One More Time
This is Britney Spears’ debut single “Baby One More Time” but not as you know it! Swedish singer MIYNT injected emotion to the song, transforming it into a heartfelt Folk song. Lyrics like “my loneliness is killing me,” resonate alot more when sung acoustically and at times it’s hard to believe Continue Reading
Laura Welsh – Bound (Kanye West Cover)
Laura Welsh’s cover of Kanye West’s “Bound2” is pretty damn amazing! The sentiment and feeling of Charlie Wilson’s chorus is beautifully captured by Laura and she even throws in some lyrics of her own! Click here to watch Laura’s video for new single “Break The Fall”; the song will be released Continue Reading
The Pierces – Team (Lorde Cover)
Ahead of the release of their new album Creation, The Pierces performed a cover of Lorde’s “Team” at London’s RAK Studios. Creation will be released on June 2nd and you can Pre-Order it now on iTunes. Sounding good ladies! Perviously: The Pierces – Kings (Video)
Kiesza – What Is Love (Video)
Fresh form her UK Number 1 single “Hideaway”, Kiesza’s back bearing all in her new video for her cover of Haddaway’s “What Is Love”. The original was a 90’s Dance classic and Kiesza’s version is almost the complete opposite in that it’s an emotional acoustic rendition. Kiesza’s version sounds alot better than it Continue Reading
London Grammar – Devil Inside (INXS Cover)
London Grammar’s cover of INXS’ “Devil Inside” is taken from The Game of Thrones advert of the same title. Expect it to feature on some kinda soundtrack which will be released any day soon. Previously: London Grammar – Nightcall (Video)