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Essentials: “The Sound Of Silence” (Simon and Garfunkel Cover) – James Blake
One of several covers that made waves this week, this might just be the most appropriate early-Fall track we could possibly ask for. Bringing his signature, ever-minimalistic melancholy to the Simon and Garfunkel classic, James Blake bends “The Sound Of Silence” to his utter will. The result is not only a lovely rendition of “one of those songs [continued]
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Essential: “Love Will Never Do (Janet Jackson Cover)” – Bee’s Knees feat. Scavenger Hunt
The last few weeks have brought a veritable flurry of major releases, but this new blip on the radar from Bee’s Knees and Scavenger Hunt is one of the best bits we’ve heard. A sublime and warm treatment of Janet Jackson’s classic and oft-sampled “Love Will Never Do,” Bee’s Knees’ affinities for 80s pastiche and futuristic synth [continued]
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The Underground Isn’t Dead
Maybe this is a given to people around the world, but in midwestern America, the culturally-always-two-years-behind part of the world, rave culture is a fragile concept. [continued]
