HOT COVER: ellie goulding x burns - midas touch (midnight star cover)

ellie goulding x burns - midas touch (midnight star cover)
offered as a bonus track from her 'halcyon days' expanded collection, it's always awesome to hear ellie rework popular songs into her style. throw in the dance producer burns and you get this cool dark number perfect for your headphones.

HOT COVER!: daughter - get lucky (daft punk cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

daughter - get lucky (daft punk cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
something cool for the weekend!

HOT COVER: rudimental - now (paramore cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

rudimental - now (paramore cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
the wonderful rudimental posse add some reggae flava on paramore's current rock anthem 'now', not only do they put a wonderful spin on the track, but they also throw in a bit of bob marley's "sun is shining" to the mix. gosh i love these live lounge sessions!

AUDIO BUZZ: mutya keisha siobhan - lay down in swimming pools / kendrick lamar - swimming pools (drank)

mutya keisha siobhan - lay down in swimming pools
how hot is this! taking the kendrick lamar track 'swimming pools (drank)' and then putting their tight vocals on top of it, the original sugababes are really building anticipation for their eventual official release. perhaps this will show up on a mixtape, but hurry up and put out stuff already!

want to hear the original smash? check it out below:


kendrick lamar - swimming pools (drank)
the song is HOT!

HOT COVER: vampire weekend - i'm goin down (bruce springsteen cover @ 102.7 The End)

vampire weekend - i'm goin down (bruce springsteen cover @ 102.7 The End)
[how cool is this cover? vampire weekend pay homage to the boss and i love it!]

REEEMIX: the temper trap - fader (the knocks remix feat samuel)

the temper trap - fader (the knocks remix feat samuel)
[temper trap get a LOVELY remix by the knocks with the band samuel thrown in for measure. i actually kind of like this more than the original and if you do, go ahead and get the mp3 for free over at arjan writes!]

HOT COVER: erik hassle - russian roulette (rihanna cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

erik hassle - russian roulette (rihanna cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
[wongie favorite continues to showcase his talent by doing a wonderful cover of rihanna's hit song on a recent trip to jo whiley's live lounge. personally, i think it's better than the original!]

HOT COVER: sondre lerche - bluish (animal collective cover)

sondre lerche - bluish (animal collective cover)

[if you want to hear the dreamy original, check it out below!]

animal collective - bluish

HOT COVER: lucas silveira of the cliks - bad romance (lady gaga cover)

lucas silveira of the cliks - bad romance (lady gaga cover)
[oh shizz this is sooooo hot! i love this cover! when she sings the bridge and just wails the 'i don't want to be friends' it's just brilliant! thank you arjanwrites for the tip]

HOT COVER: taken by trees - my boys (animal collective cover)

taken by trees - my boys (animal collective cover)

HOT COVER: lissy trullie - ready for the floor (hot chip cover)

lissy trullie - ready for the floor (hot chip cover)
[weirdly sounding totally original from the hot chip version]

HOT COVER: friendly fires vs au revoir simone - paris (aeroplane remix) [computer club edit]

friendly fires vs au revoir simone - paris (aeroplane remix)[computer club edit]