Disturbed by the Sound of Silence
Disturbed’s transcendent, dark cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” is a revelation, according to some, and has a healthy share of React videos available on Youtube where you […]
Disturbed’s transcendent, dark cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” is a revelation, according to some, and has a healthy share of React videos available on Youtube where you […]
Kiwis (that’s what we native New Zealanders call ourselves) are pretty proud of Lorde for her conspicuous appearance on the global scene and her debut song is a sublime piece […]
Before Pitch Perfect there was Chet Faker, whose cover has grown on me over time (and since been used for a Superbowl ad). I still find it hard to shake […]
Someone once said a year is not complete until you’ve heard at least one new Slayer cover (I think it was me) and this bruteforce assault of twangs and straw by […]
Covers of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” were pretty ubiquitous for a time – my favourite so far is by New Zealand band Tahuna Breaks who change things up enough to […]
I’ve posted about Throat Singing before – it’s a uniquely beautiful vocal artform. This is one of my favourite recent contemporary takes on this style of music with a hip […]
This may be an acquired taste, having a very metal core but it’s a nicely fresh take on a Selena Gomez pop song by Our Last Night. Nice to see a […]
Hellsongs are a “lounge metal” band from Sweden and their covers album “Hymns in the key of 666” features a plethora of classic metal cuts of which this one, in […]
It’s an oldie, but brother and sister duo Angus and Julia Stone are Aussies and I’m gearing up to my NZ music post with some neighbourly action (and here’s an […]
These 5 cover songs – in their original versions – appeared between the 70s and 80s. I can’t say I was a great fan of all the songs in their […]