Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether they’re picking up another’s song out of respect or boredom, the results have impressed us.
Nina Corcoran
RUN FOR COVER: BJÖRK VS. ANE BRUN: “JÓGA”
It goes without saying that no one can top Björk. Her songs are too pure at their core to be mimiced. Ane Brun, however, came the closest we've seen to doing Björk justice.
RUN FOR COVER: CHROMATICS VS. ANIKA: “IN THE CITY”
REVIEW: A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW AT GREAT SCOTT
The '80s may have been a while ago, but A Sunny Day in Glasgow are giving today's generation the scope of shoegaze they thought they would never see live.
REVIEW: ALLSTON GRIME CLINGS TO DIRTY DISHES’ LATEST
Jenny Tuite and Alex Molini may have left our beloved city for the sky-brimming palm trees of Los Angeles, but Dirty Dishes still has the Allston grime clinging to the creases of their sound.
RUN FOR COVER: ELLIOTT SMITH VS. MADELEINE PEYROUX: “BETWEEN THE BARS”
“SLEEP IN” AND LET SKINNY BONES COOK YOU A CREEPY BREAKFAST
Freak folk is hard to describe. Skinny Bones don’t make that genre any easier to put into words, but they do make the listening process a hell of a lot more enjoyable. The electronic folk duo, comprised of sees singer-guitarist Jacob ...
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: BLONDE REDHEAD AT THE SINCLAIR
Blonde Redhead have never concerned themselves with musical politics. The alt-rock trio have been just as disconnected from trends as they are culturally aware of them, and as far as two-decade-old bands go, that’s becoming increasingly ...
EMBRACE MARKSISM: YOUR EARS WILL CONTINUE RINGING LONG AFTER KAL MARKS’ LONELY FART LEAVES THE STAGE
Illustration by Louis Roe
“I’m just gonna put it on the line: we’re way fucking louder than Guerilla Toss.”
Carl Shane, singer and guitarist of Boston rock trio Kal Marks, puts his beer down on the table like a boozy ...