Also, this is for the UK heads. The Guardian has teamed up with Rabid Records and Cooperative Music to give readers a live version of the debut album by Fever Ray. Following an exclusive interview in tomorrow’s Film and Music section there will be a unique URL printed in Saturday’s edition of The Guardian that will allow readers to download the album.
The Eagles + Chromeo, yes it’s true! Chromeo is doing the next installment of the DJ Kicks compilation for !K7 Records and as a special treat they’re handing out their cover of The Eagles ballad “I Can’t Tell You Why”.
Yelle and Robyn did a French/Swedish cultural exchange for iTunes where Yelle covers Robyns track “Who’s That Girl” and Robyn in turn covers Yelles track “A Cause Des Garcons”. Check it!
Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip fame with a slow, lush cover of New Jersey singer Mike Bones last single “What I Have Left”. The track will be featured as a B-side on Bones’ next single release “Today The World Is Worthy Of My Loathing” which will be out May 11th on Vice Records. The cover version is perfectly suited for slow days like today.
Swedish singer/songwriter Montt Mardié with “Det Bästa I Världen”, a low key and heartfelt cover version of the epic R Kelly track “The World’s Greatest”. Download the whole newly released Montt Mardié hip hop/r’n'b cover EP “Direkt Till Svenska” (also includes covers of Rihanna – which we featured over a year ago – and Beyonce). Released by our friends in Hybris.
Riz MC is an up and coming UK talent (also an aspiring actor), coming from a London pirate background he’s starting to get recognized by word of mouth + through some amazing performances. His debut single “Post 9/11 Blues” was banned from the airwaves in UK but now he’s ready to go big with current single “Radar” that gives us a crunchy, hypnotic beat and shows us what he’s about. We got his cover of the track “Eastern Jam”, originally done by dubstep duo Chase & Status.
Our favorite electropop starlet, Little Boots, gives us two new remixes. Italodisco hero Alexander Robotnick delivers his take on single “Stuck On Repeat” and then dubstep producer Joker takes his turn on “Meddle”. Sweet stuff. Oh yeah, happy thanksgiving to all you North Americans!
Norwegian electropop princess Annie should have released her new album “Don’t Stop” by now but it looks like it’s been pushed back again. To satisfy our craving she decided to give out her cover of the Stacey Q track “Two Of Hearts”.