Don't Judge a Song by its Cover

 

I know, I know! I've been notable in my absence. Notably absent. Absence duly noted. Thankfully, Eliza's been holding down the LHNA fort in said absence. In my defence, I've been oh so busy; pretty much working non-stop since getting back from Spain a few weeks ago (more on that in the coming months...). And yet it's no excuse! So sorry, dear reader!
 
Here are a few pretty special recent covers (+ an older one) for your listening pleasure:

Grizzly Bear - Boy From School (Hot Chip)

Superchunk - Say My Name (Destiny's Child)

Jay Reatard - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Nirvana)

Ted Leo - With Every Heartbeat (Kleerup feat. Robyn cover)

10 reasons to look forward to: Primavera Club 2009

With Primavera Club (aka Primavera Sound's little winter brother) less than a month away,  I for one am getting mightily excited. I'm flying to Barcelona in a little under two weeks, (Eliza will follow a little later) and we'll be spending the holiday season there (at my mom's house), only returning home in early January.
 
I've collected ten tracks that I'd like to see played over the five days of the festival..

 

1. So Cow

So Cow - To Do List

 

  2. Me and the Bees

 

Me and the Bees - Aaahhh!

3. Scout Niblett

 

Scout Niblett - Drummer Boy

 

4. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

 

 

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Ballad of the Sin Eater

 

5. Cass Mccombs

 Cass McComb - You saved my life
 

 6. Woods

 Woods - To Clean

 7. Deer Tick

 

 Deer Tick - Art isn't Real (City of Sin)

8. Neon Indian

 

 Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer

9. Port O'Brien

 Port O'Brien - Close the Lid

10. Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard

  Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard - Bugs and Flowers

 

 Full lineup:

Devendra Banhart, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, David Holmes, Beach House, The Black Heart Procession, Marissa Nadler, School of Seven Bells, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, A Place to Bury Strangers, Deer Tick, HEALTH, The Pastels, Port O'Brien, Scout Niblett, Little Joy, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Woods, Sr. Chinarro, The Ladybug Transistor, Cass McCombs, Neon Indian, Wave Machines, Standstill, Tara Jane O'Neil, Pājaro Sunrise, Tarantula, Retribution Gospel Choir, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Zs, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, So Cow, Molina & Johnson, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Cohete, ZA, DJ Pone, La Jr, Graham, Mujeres, Chiquita y chatarra, Atención Tsunami, Dj CoCo, Caballo Tripode, me and the bees, Fred i Son, Furguson, Tony Decker, DJ Need and Smoking Bambino

 

 Official site

 Primavera Club on Last.fm