Radio Slow Riot - Episode Eleven

RADIO SLOW RIOT // EPISODE ELEVEN (4.20.12)

The delay between these mixtape/podcasts seem to be growing during these busy months, but if anything, it truly allows for a stronger over compilation. This episode is all new music (with a couple of recent re-releases for good measure) and brought with no interruptions (outside of the intro), and a focus on dream pop and lo-fi with the occasional shoegaze and ambient track peppered throughout. You might also notice there are several covers this time around and that’s purely coincidental, as there just happen to be some great covers popping up as of late. I digress. I’ll leave the music in your hands. 

Please share/reblog with others if you like what you hear and or support any and all artists that strike your interest. Stream or download as you wish. Thanks for listening to Radio Slow Riot. 

FEATURED MUSIC (click the name for band info)

• “Heaven” by The Walkmen
• “Eat Yourself” by Novella
• “Do What I Came to Do” by The Fresh and Onlys
• “Chew” by Yuck
• “Saturnine” by Half String
• “No. 1 Against the Rush” by Liars
• “Totally True” by Violens
• “No Title (Molly)” by John Maus
• “Bambi Slaughter (Kurt Cobain cover)” by Dive
• “Dream Analysis” by Jesse Ruins
• “Sun Burns” by Blue Boats
• “Perth (Bon Iver cover)” by Avec Sans
• “Kill for Love” by Chromatics
• “Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Father John Misty cover)” by Tashaki Miyaki
• “Even the Blind” by Echo Lake
• “Can’t Hear My Eyes (Ariel Pink cover)” by His Clancyness
• “Unravel (Bjork cover)” by POP ETC
• “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (The Police cover)” by Memoryhouse
• “Red” by Lost in the Trees
• “Pisces Scattering” by Lake R▲DIO 
• “Angel” by Grimes
• “Nova Anthem” by Lower Dens
• “I Only Have Eyes for You (The Flamingos cover)” by Beck
• “here, in heaven 4 & 5 (Remix by CFCF)” by Elite Gymnastics

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The Horrors - Suffragette City

“Suffragette City” by The Horrors // Originally by David Bowie

Seat Music is offering up a free collection of one take covers from various indie and alternative rock bands and the latest happens to be wonderful pairing of The Horrors and David Bowie. Sure, it sounds pretty much exactly what you’d expect The Horrors to sound like while covering “Suffragette City” but that’s a good part of the fun. 

(download) “Suffragette City” by the Horrors (via Seat @ FB)

Glowbug - Gagging Order (Radiohead Cover)

“Gagging Order” by Glowbug // Originally by Radiohead

Well this is pretty nice. Glowbug have gone and turned one of my most beloved Radiohead songs into a glimmering, electro-shoegaze, robotic dream. It’s damn near impossible to best Radiohead at their own songs, so I’m not going to go that far, but this is definitely a great cover of a lesser known track (a Hail to the Thief b-side). It’s available on a new EP of covers by Glowbug, that they’re giving away for free on Bandcamp (feat. covers of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pixies, and The Smiths). Get on it. 

(download) “Covered in Lights Vol. 1” by Glowbug (via Bandcamp)

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Asobi Seksu - Little House of Savages (The Walkmen cover)

“Little House of Savages” by Asobi Seksu // Originally by The Walkmen (2011)

Asobi Seksu have dropped this great cover of The Walkmen’s “Little House of Savages” from 2004’s brilliant Bows + Arrows. Gone is the originals crashing drums and explosive vocals and in their place are Asobi Seksu’s shoegaze-y guitars and pretty vocals. 

(download) Asobi Seksu - “Little House of Savages” (The Walkmen cover) (via P4K)

Baths - Lammicken (BRAIDS cover)

“Lammicken” by Baths // Originally by BRAIDS (2011)

Baths (LA musician Will Wiesenfeld) has dropped a gorgeous cover of BRAIDS’ excellent track, “Lammicken”. It steps back from some of the production flourishes of the original, but maintains the calm, dreamy beauty of the original. It actually sounds quite a bit like Múm covering BRAIDS, that’s no knock - the song is really that good. 

(download) Lammicken (BRAIDS cover) by Baths (via Covermesongs)

pacificUV - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

“Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” by pacificUV // Chrysalis (2011) // Originally by The Smiths

I’ll go ahead and say that i’m a very big fan of The Smiths. Some of their work is tattooed on my body, i discovered countless other artists through their work, “Strangeways, Here We Come” is one of my desert island discs … so yeah, I have a bit of a soft spot for the work of The Smiths. That being said, I’m not usually the biggest fan of cover versions of their songs. Not because I have issues with covers of my favorite artists, but mostly because Morrissey and Marr have such distinct sounds in their work that covers tend to mimic too closely or shift the sound completely away into an unrecognizable path. Sometimes though, a nice balance is struck. pacificUV, i feel, have struck that balance. I wasn’t sure at first, but by the time that shimmering guitar came and cut through all of the Jesus and Mary Chain like slow-motion-reverb-cool, i felt something really special. This is a pretty stellar cover. I’m definitely a fan. Big time. You can download all of “Chrysalis” for free over at Bandcamp! 

(download) pacificUV - Chrysalis (via Bandcamp)

Little Girls - Believer (John Maus Cover)

“Believer” by Little Girls // Originally by John Maus (2011)

Just one last post from Toronto’s Little Girls for the night. This one a fuzzed up, post punk take on John Maus’s synthed out cut, “Believer”. Being a fan of Maus’s album, I’m surprised by how much I find myself preferring this darker, spookier take to the original. At any rate, they’re both pretty much excellent. 

(buy) Little Girls - Cults EP (via HandDrawnDracula)

Colossal Gospel - Shadows of the Battlefield (Pat Benatar Medley)

“Shadows of the Battlefield” by Colossal Gospel // A medley of Pat Benatar classics (2011)

Well this is certainly interesting. Two of my favorite pop hits of the 80’s (“Love is a Battlefield” & “Shadows of the Night”) mashed up in a folksy Fleet Foxes style medley. Works for me. Though losing the epic belting of the “Shadows of the Night” (one of the best karaoke jams ever) leaves me wanting a little more, but there’s no denying that this is a pretty awesome rendition of two great pop hits. 

(download) Shadows of the Battlefield by Colossal Gospel (via Bandcamp)

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Twin Shadow - Changes

“Changes” by Twin Shadow // Changes (2011)

Any chance to hear new music from Twin Shadow is always welcome. Today the indie blogs are aflutter with this take on a 1982 Italian disco jam called “Circus Is Gone” by Bagarre. It’s a big shift from last year’s excellent, decidedly more mellow and chill affair, “Forget”, but George Lewis Jr and company keep it exciting and interesting with more of an upbeat electro-pop lean. Download it now from Gorilla vs. Bear. 

(download) Twin Shadow - Changes (via GvB)

MGMT - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything (Bauhaus Cover)

“All We Ever Wanted Was Everything” by MGMT // Originally by Bauhaus

The Late Nite Tales series are always good for a chance to peak into the record collection of some of your favorite artists as they put together a collection of their favorite late night tracks for whatever party/come-down that they envision. It also usually brings with it a cover or two from the curating artist. The newest batch comes courtesy of MGMT and brings with it their psych pop cover of Bauhaus’s goth-pop gem, “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything”. Press play to hear that cover. It’s a good one.

(listen) Late Nite Tales @ Soundcloud

Loney Dear - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles Cover)

“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by Loney Dear // Originally by The Shirelles

I had a spare minute, so I thought I’d pop up this special little cover of The Shirelles’ classic “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by Loney Dear that was recorded for Sverige Radio. I’m kind of a sucker for indie bands covering late 50’s teen love songs, so this is right up my alley.

The Walkmen - Mr. Lonesome

“Mr. Lonesome” by The Walkmen // Originally by Johnny Cash (Live @ KEXP 9/7/2011)

The Walkmen swung by Seattle’s KEXP to perform a  handful of tracks while in town on tour, and it turns out they were in a Johnny Cash kind of mood because they played all Cash covers. OneThirtyBPM was kind enough to upload those and share them with the music loving world. Here, is my personal favorite of the bunch, their acoustic take on “Mr. Lonesome”. 

(listen) The Walkmen - Cover Johnny Cash (via OneThirtyBPM & KEXP)

Kim & Jessie (Featuring Jamie Jackson of Hot As Sun)

“Kim & Jessie” by Tokyo Police Club (feat. Jamie Jackson of Hot as Sun) // Originally by M83

Continuing with the Covers Project, Tokyo Police Club whips out a cover of M83’s classic 2008 jam, “Kim and Jessie” and while it loses some of the haunting beauty of the original, it’s still a pretty sweet track with a beauty of its own. Definitely worth a couple of listens. Be sure to check out the Tokyo Police Club Soundcloud page to keep up with their 10 Covers/ 10 Years/ 10 Days project. 

(subscribe) Tokyo Police Club @ Soundcloud