It's been a looooong time since I last devoted a post to some of my favorite covers, so here they are (all 15 of them!) Some new, some old, and some that I'd never imagine to exist until now.
P.S. Less than a week until SXSW takes place in ATX, stay tuned for my list of artists/bands I'd want to see (if I were going to be there all week.)
On Friday night I was fortunate enough to attend the 2nd installment of the FORD Artist Connect Series, presented by Pitchfork. The historic Mack Sennett Studios in Silverlake was transformed into what felt like a stylish bar setting for the night while members of Superhumanoids supplied the tunes until MS MR took the stage. Lead vocalist Lizzy Plapinger's colorful hairdo paired perfectly with the neon stage, and they made it through a few technical difficulties just in time to perfectly execute their cover of Arctic Monkey's "Do I Wanna Know?" I've been waiting to see these guys ever since I first stumbled across their debut EP Candy Bar Creep Show last fall, and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome.
It was a great performance all around with plenty of energy coming from the band while those in the crowd either swayed to the beat, or stood in awe of Plapinger's powerful stance while belting out every note to the fullest. The "MR" of MS MR aka Max Hershenow eventually brushed off the technical difficulties with displaying some fancy footwork throughout the end of the set. I'm crossing my fingers that the New York duo will be on this year's Coachella lineup among.
SET LIST:
BONES
NO TRACE
SALTY SWEET
THINK OF YOU
DO I WANNA KNOW? (Arctic Monkeys cover)
FANTASY
DARK DOO WOP
ASH TREE LANE
DANCE YRSELF CLEAN (LCD Soundsystem cover)
HURRICANE
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Grab their debut album Secondhand Rapture on iTunes here!
LYED is coming to you live from Hurricane Sandy/Frankenstorm! Okay, I know I'm just being dramatic as per usual - but Sandy is definitely on her way! The gloomy weather immediately turns off my motivation switch, but I decided to be a bit creative with this post before I lose power. :) Cross your fingers that nothing extreme happens over here!
Every now & then when I'm beyond bored and looking for material to post about on LYED... I always pick a phrase/word and then see what songs I can find incorporating those words. So obviously when every other word on the television consisted of "Hurricane Sandy" i decided to do a little search to see what songs I could stumble across that featured "hurricane" or were storm-related.
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This was without a doubt the first track that came to mind when I was brainstorming song ideas. This is one of my favorite tracks from Florence and the Machine and for those who are stuck indoors during this lovely weather - what else is there to do besides drink till you're "hurricane" drunk?
Nostalgia at best. Something Corporate will forever remain as one of my favorite bands that were once associated with Drive-Thru Records. About 2 years ago Something Corporate released Played in Space: The Best of Something Corporate & of course this track was featured on it. :)
Just a random little treat I decided to add in this blog post, If you're not familiar with The Hush Sound - maybe you've heard "Crawling Towards the Sun" ?
The last track off their debut album Sigh No More, hope you've been enjoying their latest album Babel which was recently released a couple of weeks ago!
Baby Bash ft. Hurricane Chris, Gorilla Zoe - CYCLONE (REMIX)
If you've actually paid attention to this blog post then I hope you enjoy this last little ridiculous treat. BELIEVE ME, there were plenty of others that I could have ended this blog post with that were beyond embarassing/humiliating but I decided to stick with this instead.
