Best Covers: American Football “Fade Into You”

American Football are back with two new singles, “Rare Symmetry” and a cover of Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” featuring Miya Folick on guest vocals. These will be the last two recordings American Football do with founding member and drummer/trumpeter Steve Lamos, who announced that he was leaving the band earlier this year after two decades.

Best Covers: Local Natives ‘More Than This’

Local Natives have shared a new EP consisting of soft rock covers which they performed on an episode of the Apple TV+ series The Shrink Next Door. The EP, entitled Music From the Pen Gala 1983, includes covers of songs such as Roxy Music’s More Than This.

Best Covers: My Morning Jacket ‘Rocket Man’

Jim James brings his unique vocal stylings to the iconic Elton John tune. This gem was from My Morning Jacket’s New Years Eve show in 2012. The fan-shot video footage has been mixed with soundboard audio.

Best Covers: Blossoms ‘Lost’

Blossoms shared last year their cover of Frank Ocean’s ‘Lost’, recorded from their self-isolation set-up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Best Covers: Tomi Tomaski ‘Lady’

Inspired by Serge Gainsbourg, Cocteau Twins, Sebastian Tellier and Julian Cope and having played in bands including Swim Deep and Childhood, Tomi Tomaski is now making his introduction as a solo artist with dreamy debut single ‘Pure Air’ and French band Modjo cover ‘Lady.’

Best Covers: Cat Power ‘Pa Pa Power’

Set for release on 14th January via Domino, Cat Power is previewing upcoming album ‘Covers’ by sharing her reworking of ‘Pa Pa Power’ by Dead Man’s Bones.

Best Covers: Dum Dum Girls ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’

Dum Dum Girls’ cover appeared as the final track on their 2011 EP “He gets me high”, which was produced by Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner and by. Their version is bigger, brasher, and faster. The arrangements are the same but the sound is completely different. There are noisy guitars and heavy-footed bass drumming, and Dee Dee’s vocals are exuberant and thrilling in the pure emotion created by fresh love.