Cover the Neighborhood Tunnels and Be Changed–Arcade Fire And Our Favorite Music Covered
We spend a lot of time retromaniacally searching for alternate renditions of our favorite music. Amongst other places, we always begin our quest at two tremendous sources: Cover Me and Cover Lay Down. Both are highly recommended for those that are seeking alternative versions of your favorite music. For example, we found at Cover Me the outstanding cover of Arcade Fire’s Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) by San Francisco musicians Quinn DeVeaux and Meklit Hadero below.
The duet has announced that they are working on a covers album together, and this is the first released teaser. We’re in. We love the minimalist take by the duo on Arcade Fire’s original song with its wall of sound-and-snow production. All that is left of the song is its poignant essence and lyrical light. Check out the performance below courtesy of Cover Me.
And speaking of Sam Cooke, you might as well check out the duo’s cover of Cooke’s Bring It On Home To Me below.
And once you head off into the covers realm, you may be led to other illuminati. Check out this cover below by LaTosha Brown of I’ve Been Changed.
[…] As we were saying, we highly recommend checking Cover Lay Down and Cover Me for enlightening alternative versions of your favorite music. In support, this time courtesy of Cover Lay Down, check out the great rendition of Neil Young’s Wrecking Ball below by Bright Eyes, accompanied by Johnny & Jenny (Lewis). Both Bright Eyes (at the Santa Barbara Bowl) and Jenny Lewis (at the Presidio Chapel) will be playing in Santa Barbara during the next month. Wrecking Ball originally wreaked havoc on our hearts and minds courtesy of Emmylou Harris (not Gillian Welch–sorry Cover Lay Down). […]