tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24458879429257437112011-04-21T17:33:11.692-07:00Words by Lisa Marie BasileLisa Marie Basilenoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445887942925743711.post-89303596175946150622009-05-16T10:15:00.000-07:002009-05-16T10:18:22.918-07:00I'm always reluctant to hear people cover artists' work, but there are two Bon Iver covers that hold their own:<br /><br />This sweet jazz ensemble cover of "For Emma" is really rad: <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TFv_EIy4_RE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TFv_EIy4_RE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />and Kierstenmh's "Skinny Love" cover, which surprisingly doesn't suck in the slightest. Let's just leave it at, "don't judge a book by its cover..."<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v55VkeIp2xg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v55VkeIp2xg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2445887942925743711-8930359617594615062?l=eyeswidemusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lisa Marie Basilenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445887942925743711.post-73237276395079530192009-04-23T20:36:00.000-07:002009-04-23T22:55:35.538-07:004.22.09<br /><br />1. M. Ward's <span style="font-style:italic;">Hold Time</span><br />Recommended track: "Stars of Leo"<br />This is like hushy-hushed indie rock with groove.<br /><br />2. Conor Oberst and MVB's <span style="font-style:italic;">Outer South</span><br />Recommended track: "Ten Women"<br />Not released yet! Shh!<br /><br />3. Bajofondo's <span style="font-style:italic;">Mardulce</span><br />Recommended track: "Borges y Paraguay" (Borges!)<br />Sexy, playful Spanish music fronted by Gustavo Santaolalla, the dude who wrote all the music for <span style="font-style:italic;">Babel</span> (!!!) <br /><br />4. Devendra Banhart's <span style="font-style:italic;">Cripple Crow</span><br />Recommended track: "Luna de Margarita"<br />Sounds like dirty, slow sex on a Venezuelan beach — all night long. <br /><br />5. Beirut's <span style="font-style:italic;">March of the Zapotec</span><br />Recommended track: "La Llorona"<br />Most of this just Condon's singing loosely interrupting a 16-piece <span style="font-style:italic;">bando</span> from Oaxaca, Mexico. Yes!<br /><br />6. Lily Allen's <span style="font-style:italic;">It's Not Me, It's You</span><br />Recommended track: "Never Gonna Happen"<br />Cure Brit-girl pop. Not as good as Kate Nash, though.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2445887942925743711-7323727639507953019?l=eyeswidemusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lisa Marie Basilenoreply@blogger.com0