Hill faves Teenage Kicks pay tribute to Levon Helm on the latest release from their Singles Club, which also features The Dirty Nil, Julianna Riolino and The Sweet Mack chipping in with enthusiastic covers from The Band. Teenage Kicks’ take on Jemima Surrender is a predictably enjoyable, rollicking affair, and the other covers are great(…)
Covers
Dan Griffin – Yulia (Wolf Parade Cover)
Wednesdays are made for cover songs. At least this is what I’ve heard, or rather, this is the premise I’m concocting to suit the needs of this post. But have a listen to Dan Griffin’s rather solemn, acoustic take on Wolf Parade’s tragic Cosmonaut opus Yulia and you’ll agree it deserved a posting. Griffin, also(…)
herohill vs. Leonard Cohen:: The Bard of Montreal
The Bard of Montreal. The community of Canadian music is an amazing thing. Here, twenty-five artists signed up to donate time, recording studios and effort to pay tribute to one of Canada’s greatest poets. Leonard Cohen’s Old Ideas, a record so powerful and alive you start to wonder if Mr. Cohen will ever run out(…)
These Electric Lives – Wicked Game
Sunday nights are made for cover songs! Well this one is I guess, as I’m sharing this Chris Isaak cover from T.O. electronic-rock outfit These Electric Lives. I’ve been a fan of TEL’s for a while, but I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about them taking on such a mellow, well-known jam. But they put(…)
SolarSolar – I’ll Never Tear You Apart
Here’s a lovely cover of Martin Tielli’s I’ll Never Tear You Apart from Waterloo electronic outfit SolarSolar. MP3:: SolarSolar – I’ll Never Tear You Apart (Martin Tielli Cover) WEB::solarsolarmusic.ca




