September 15, 2014   The greatest touring musicians remain great by finding ways to dispel the tedium of repetition.

September 11, 2014   Unsolvable British songstress FKA Twigs put an unusual spin on Sam Smith’s lovelorn single “Stay With Me” earlier this week on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.

September 5, 2014   Willow Smith may be most famous for “Whip Your Hair,” but the 13-year-old singer (and daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith) has demonstrated a range of musical tastes.

August 13, 2014   Remember a couple weeks ago, when we showed you the track “Club Goin Up On A Tuesday” by ILOVEMAKONNEN? Well it only took another month or so before hip hop’s trendiest Drake decided to cover it, and release a collaborative version titled “Tuesday.” While Drizzy may not be working the weekend graveyards like ILOVE MAKONNEN preaches in his songs, he still appreciates a Tuesday club anthem. It’s not the first time we’ve reported on Drake covering a rising artist, last May we found him drizzling his versus of Tinashe’s “2 On.” Give ILOVEMAKONNEN and Drake’s “Tuesday” another listen, and see why everyone is infatuated with the colorful character of ILOVEMAKONNEN.  P.S. You can still download it for free! 

July 16, 2014   Oxford Ones To Watch band Glass Animals, whose debut album Zaba recently reached #1 on Spotify’s emerge artists chart, have been doing Kanye West covers on the sly as they prowl the world on tour. Namely, the group wrestled “Love Lockdown” into a bluesy cover that aired on triple j’s “Live A Version” program in April. With singer Dave Bayley cooing into Kanye’s off beats, this cover shakes off its chains and heads straight for the wilderness. Hear the recorded version above. 

November 18, 2013   Given our own love-hate relationship with covers, we really appreciated this sketch.

January 7, 2014   Last month, Ones To Watch featured band Echosmith geared up for the noble task of covering “Reflektor” by Arcade Fire, quite possibly one of the best songs to emerge from the last ten years.

February 27, 2014   Echosmith stopped by a Nashville radio station to put their own twist on Lorde's "Royals". Check it out! 

March 5, 2014   Never thought we’d say this but Basecamp dropped a cover of Ace of Base’s “All That She Wants” yesterday.

January 28, 2014   Last night, Echo Park band Vanaprasta busted out a cover of Kanye West’s “Bound 2” and it was kind of incredible. We caught the tail-end of it here:

September 5, 2014   Willow Smith may be most famous for “Whip Your Hair,” but the 13-year-old singer (and daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith) has demonstrated a range of musical tastes.