Cover This

So here we are, months since the last post, and i am once again am driven to apologize to the meager readership that Brett and I maintain (even i barely read this stuff). But this is the last one. After this i will not apologize for our lack of constant updating, and chances are if you do read this blog, then you know Brett and I well enough to accept that.

My lack of posting recently, and always, has never been because i don't have the time to write a little diddy like this (i do), or that i don't have any new music to share (i do), but that i just don't. I hope to remedy this soon and i plan to increase my posting to once per week! Now i can't speak for Brett, and i don't know about the current favorites and upcoming shows being updated as frequently (that requires more effort) but i will do my best to make this at least something i can be proud of (regardless of who even reads this).

Moving on. I was inspired to write this post after hearing a cover today by The Kooks. Covers are kinda hit or miss for me. For instance, at the Bon Iver show that Brett and I never reviewed, the opener Tallest Man on Earth, played a great cover of "These Days" by Nico (a classic cover piece). However, Bon Iver played a cover as well of a song i sure as hell didn't know, and though it was nice to have them play another song, i would have rather had them play a song they wrote or that i could at least recognize. Granted it is a bit selfish of me, i imagine most people would agree.

The Kooks cover though, which i came across today on a new music site, the name of which i will not divulge in fear of you cutting out the middle man, was of an MGMT song. Not just any MGMT song at that, but one of my favorites, "Kids." I gave the song a listen and enjoyed the acoustic style and very accented voice of the Kooks, and appreciated their take. I thought, this should be shared with an even smaller audience, and so i will upload it below.

But thats not all! I decided that in this post i should include some other covers that make the whole idea work for me, and so those are also included for your listening pleasure. Please enjoy.

The Kooks-Kids (MGMT cover)

The Submarines-Waiting for a War (The Morning Benders cover)

The Botticellis-Here I Go Again (Whitesnake cover)

Ben Gibbard-Complicated (Avril Lavigne cover)

P.S. If anyone could please try these links for me and let me know how they work that would be great. Thanks.