Call it crazy, but we’re convinced one of the biggest joys in life and music is a good remix or cover. Why? Because it means a musician loves a song so much that they’re willing to publicly re-interpret it. To celebrate how special that is we’re taking a look at some of the best new remixes and covers to come out of Australia and beyond. Check out this week’s picks for our remixtape.
Wolf & Cub Cover Prince’s ‘I Would Die 4 U’
Our current makers of our record of the week stopped by the Triple J studio to take part in Like A Version and proved their excellent taste by taking on a Prince classic. With twangy guitars and Joel Byrne’s rock-tastic voice at the fore of the track, here is version worthy of hype.
Spiritualized Remix Cut Copy’s ‘Free Your Mind’
Bringing some tripped out synths and mind-bending sound layering to the Melbourne band’s titular song of their upcoming record, the boys (or rather men) from Spiritualized spare no hook in turning ‘Free Your Mind’ into a song of their own. With a lot of hype surrounding Cut Copy’s new release, we think this might just have whet our appetite for the real thing!
Sugababes Cover Lorde’s ‘Royals’
Remember when mainstream pop stars were actually super talented? Well with harmonies as tight as Lorde’s curls, three members of the now defunct Sugababes, remind are here to remind us of a sweeter time in pop. This might just be the sweetest rendition of one of the most overplayed songs of 2013.
James Murphy remixes David Bowie’s ‘Love Is Lost’
With a VERY Scott Walker vibe, Bowie’s vocals play second fiddle to the reconstructed musicality of the tune.
