Ben Gibbard loves the cover songs – and by loves and I mean he has an uncontrollable need to cover everything under the sun. No artist, no song is off limit when Gibbard picks up his acoustic guitar and declares “OK, this one is a cover song”. Here are just a few examples of the, literally, countless Youtube videos of Gibbard playing non-Death Cab & non-Postal Service songs:
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of Montreal // Covers Extravaganza!
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
I remember the first time I saw of Montreal in concert the day before the release of Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer where they blew me away with not only their music but their stage production. As anyone who has seen them live can attest to, Kevin Barnes & Co. know how to put on a show that’s half art and half w-t-f with homemade props straight up from their time at arts and crafts. Anyways, one of the highlights of their show was the cover of Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up by Love is All.
Why am I telling you all this? Well it seems like of Montreal loves covers A LOT. You Ain’t No Picasso has a collection of covers from the band that seems to increase by the week (83 and counting) — as if remembering how to play all the material from the enormous discography isn’t enough! Anyways, check it out and you’ll probably find some of your favorite songs nicely reworked! Here are some of my favorites:
of Montreal // Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up (Love is All Cover)
of Montreal // Jimmy (M.I.A. Cover)
