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Welcome back to the podcast folks, it feels good to wear these old clothes again after a rejuvenating break. I just spent the weekend in Montreal for the first night of the Osheaga festival, where I checked out the band’s finest acts, Owen Pallett, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Pavement, Stars, the National and the Arcade Fire. Though there were favourites I missed (Sarah Harmer) and new discoveries (Final Flash), I wanted to pay tribute to the bands I saw this year with a podcast of covers of the acts I enjoyed the most. Yeah, I almost sorta enjoyed Keane (while grabbing a pizza in a cone and poutine — go figure). As a side note, basically nobody has covered “Final Fantasy” Owen Pallett besides The Darcys’ wicked version of “The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead,” which surprised me. While at a certain level, Pallett’s music is fairly complex and layered, at its foundation it’s simple and repetitive and should translate well for adventurous bands looking to do a unique interpretation.
- “Spit on a Stranger” by Kathryn Williams (originally by Pavement)
- “Fake Empire” by Lackthereof (originally by The National)
- “No Cars Go” by Final Fantasy (originally by The Arcade Fire)
- “Many Rivers to Cross” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (originally by Jimmy Cliff)
- “Somewhere Only We Know” by Joy Electric (originally by Keane)
- “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Dan Deacon Remix)” by Owen Pallett
- “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” by Ben Gibbard (originally by Stars)
- “Here” by Tindersticks (originally by Pavement)
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