A Map. Where I want to go.Rough Genre: Acoustic
Rogue Wave covered this Yeah Yeah Yeah's track for a romantic compilation CD called Sweetheart (full tracklist here). And I've fallen in love with it! aha...
No it is actually really good - listen:
Rogue Wave - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
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Here's another "Tea Friendly" for you. Some quieter tracks to fill the more reflective moments of your day =) Turns out they're all covers today. I've got a new one and a couple of oldies and they're all great examples of what covers should do.
Vampire Weekend - Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac cover)(Mediafire)
Petra Haden - Yellow (Coldplay cover)(Mediafire)
Ben Lee - Float On (Modest Mouse cover)(Mediafire)
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www.myspace.com/petrahaden
www.myspace.com/benlee
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This has nothing to do with tea really but I felt I needed a title for this new series of regular features and, well, I'm doing pretty rubbish at thinking well at the moment. So "Tea Friendly" is going to be the place I post about less-upbeat music, mainly acoustic stuff...basically stuff that won't make you spill your tea.
Today, I thought I'd delve into the archives and whip out a couple of cheeky covers for you to accompany a more recent track from Ben Folds & Regina Spektor. Enjoy.
Preview "You Don't Know Me":
Preview "Lover I Don't Have to Love":
Preview "Pioneers":
Free download:
Ben Folds - You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor) (Mediafire)
Bettie Serveert - Lover I Don't Have To Love (Bright Eyes cover) (Mediafire)
Mystery Jets - Pioneers (Bloc Party cover) (Mediafire)
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www.myspace.com/reginaspektor
www.myspace.com/bettieserveert
www.myspace.com/brighteyes
www.myspace.com/mysteryjets
www.myspace.com/blocparty
Death Cab For Cutie must be nearing legendary status by now having just completed their 6th studio album, Narrow Stairs. For those of you who are unenlightened you may recognise the Transatlanticism album cover above from the wall of Seth Cohen's bedroom in the OC... No? Well you're missing out then!
For today's post I thought some covers would be nice (let's have a little break from all that Australian electro-pop) and, quite brilliantly, Death Cab have been known to play the odd cover version at their live shows. I've included "Blacking Out the Friction" - one of my favourite Death Cab tracks just to get you acquainted.
Preview "Blacking Out The Friction" below:
Download free:
Death Cab For Cutie - Blacking Out The Friction (MediaFire)
Death Cab For Cutie - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Live Cyndi Lauper cover) (MediaFire)
Death Cab For Cutie - Here Comes The Rain Again (Live Eurythmics cover) (MediaFire)
Death Cab For Cutie - Love Song (The Cure cover) (MediaFire)
Death Cab For Cutie - Freefallin' (Tom Petty cover) (MediaFire)
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Tip of the day is London band Battle (not to be confused with Battles - they are very very different!). Battle are currently signed to indie label Transgressive Records but haven't really had a great deal of exposure on the radio or otherwise.
Battle have done some great live sessions they record at park benches and cemeteries.I'd love to randomly encounter them on a walk through London's greenery. Battle call their sessions "advertising breaks" and you can watch them all on their Youtube channel for free. I have, very generously, provided advertising breaks number one below where, after playing their own track North Sea, Battle pull off a sweet acoustic cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" which is almost interrupted by a meandering dog.
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