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(31) Days of Good: Day 8

Cover songs are released all the time.  When done right, they’re fantastic.  When done wrong, not so much.  This year had some that really went above and beyond, so I’d like to dedicate today’s GOOD to a few of my favorite covers of 2011.

 

♪ The Black Keys – Dearest (Buddy Holly cover) [from Rave On Buddy Holly]

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Dum Dum Girls – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths cover) [from He Gets Me High EP]

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Eric D. Johnson – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (Dawn & Tony Orlando cover) [from Our Idiot Brother OST]

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James Blake – A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell Cover) [from Enough Thunder EP]

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Karen Elson – Crying, Waiting, Hoping (Buddy Holly Cover) [from Rave On Buddy Holly]

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Mr Little Jeans – The Suburbs (Arcade Fire cover) [from The Suburbs]

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Oh Land – Bloodbuzz Ohio (The National cover)

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Snow & Voices – Disintegration (The Cure cover) [from Disintegration – Single]

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What were your favorite covers this year?

[hot off the press] The Postelles//The Postelles

The debut full-length from NYC rockers, The Postelles, is out today (6/7) and it’s definitely worth your attention.

If you’re not familiar with The Postelles, they’re a bunch of NY youngsters with a knack for 1950’s doo-wop and indie garage rock…think Buddy Holly singing lead vocals for The Strokes (neat little fact, album was produced by The Strokes’ rhythm guitarist Albert Hammond Jr).  Last.fm describes the band as “a more modern take on the soundtrack to a 1950s prom with a New York edge thrown in for good measure.”, but Paste Magazine sums it up best — ‘They’re the group that would have been had Marty McFly stuck with his band at the Under the Sea dance and helped develop their sound into a mix of their Motown roots and the rock that would follow, touring the boozy backwaters outside Hill Valley to the delight of any crowd.”

I haven’t heard a single disappointing song from these guys, but White Night is definitely my favorite track.  Check out the video and track below, then do yourself a favor and grab yourself a copy of the album here.

The Postelles – White Night