Music for Perfect People

Mayer Hawthorne has been teasing folks through twitter with rumors of releasing some cover tracks he recorded during his last tour. Well, Stones Throw Records announced earlier this week that the rumors are true, the EP is title Impressions, AND, it is currently available for free!

DOWNLOAD :: Mayer Hawthorne – Impressions EP [via Stones Throw]

01. Work To Do (The Isley Brothers cover)
02. Don’t Turn The Lights On (Chromeo cover)
03. You’ve Got The Making of a Lover (The Festivals cover)
04. Fantasy Girl (Shorty’s Portion cover)
05. Little Person (written by Jon Brion)
06. Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra cover)

Continue on after the jump for more info regarding the covers.

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As April 16 approaches, and your wallet readies itself for another Record Store Day, it is probably safe to assume that you have a list of items you want to purchase, and a list of places to find them. Well, make room on your list of “wants” as Franz Ferdinand will be releasing an EP titled Covers, which will feature other bands’ reworking of certain tracks off their 2009 release Tonight. The EP will feature LCD Soundsystem, Blondie‘s Deborah Harry, Peaches, and The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt.

You might have though LCD Soundsystem was done for good, but may be they had this trick up their sleeve all along. Regardless, check out LCD’s cover of “Live Alone” below ..

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I have previously posted 8 bit tributes to Daft Punk, Weezer, and even “Bohemian Rhapsody” .. now, I present to you, a tribute to The Smiths.

DOWNLOAD :: Various Artists – An 8bc Tribute to The Smiths – [MP3]

Tracklist:

1. How Soon Is Now? – Joseph & His Talons
2. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – Leeni
3. Bigmouth Strikes Again – Crashfaster
4. This Charming Man – Matt Shogi
5. The Headmaster Ritual – Lynit
6. A Rush & A Push & The Land Is Ours – Alex Luthor
7. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me – Beta Club Field Trip

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I know most of you may have already seen this, as I first saw it over a year ago, but I figured another visit couldn’t hurt.  Here is the famous ukulele cover of George Harrison’s classic.  The backdrop and setup in general is kind of cheesy (the guy himself looks like he is audtioning for Nsync), but what can I say?  He plays a mean ukulele:

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