Best Covers: Marissa Nadler ‘Seabird’

Marissa Nadler tends toward the moody and ethereal, layered angelic vocals with a dark undercurrent in Allessi Brothers cover. For “Seabird,” off her forthcoming EP The Wrath of the Clouds (a companion piece to last year’s full-length The Path of the Clouds) she ups the energy a bit, turning this soft-rock hit into a swooning indie-pop number.

Best Covers: Stephanie Lambring “Losing My Religion”

Stephanie Lambring’s Autonomy, originally released in October 2020, earned her the title of “one of Nashville’s most fearless young songwriters.The album includes Lambring’s cover of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.”

Best Covers: Felicia ‘Get Lucky’

French-Canadian singer Felicia Caux, who goes by the mononym Felicia, has recently covered Daft Punk’s hit ‘Get Lucky’. Felicia’s cover feels like a stab. It’s slow, brooding and intense.

Best Covers: Dave Winnel ‘Africa’

Sydney-based EDM producer Dave Winnel is the latest to perform for triple j’s Like A Version segment, offering his take on Toto’s 1982 hit ‘Africa’.

Winnel was joined in the studio by Rob Edwards, Jack Robert, ANDRÉ and KLP, the latter two handling vocal duties while Winnel manned a rack of analogue synths, Edwards performed keyboards and harmonies, and Robert delivered electronic percussion on a pad setup.

Best Covers: Cat Power “Against The Wind”

This track comes from Cat Power’s latest album, Covers. This album is the third cover collection by Cat Power, covering a broad variety of genres.  “Against The Wind” is a cover of the 1980 track by Bob Seger.

Best Covers: Kate Clover ‘These Boots’

If Suicide produced a Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood song” is a hell of a tag line, and Kate Clover’s “These Boots” delivers on that premise. The menacing guitar seems pulled straight from “Frankie Teardrop,” while Clover’s vocals channel Sinatra’s swagger. Bonus points for the fun Twin Peaks-esque video.

Best Covers: Aurora ‘Golden’

Aurora went on BBC Radio One Piano Sessions and shared a cover of Harry Styles’ ‘Golden’. The cover follows the release of Aurora’s latest album ‘The Gods We Can Touch’ at the beginning of the year.