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Aloe Blacc, vs. Seth Avett, vs. (…throwback!) Gavin Degraw
He probably wins in the closest-to-the-real-deal department, and best falsetto.
Seth made this video to promote his piano, which he was auctioning off to benefit abused women and children. So, winning.
There isn’t a high quality live version of this, but he is pretty undeniable. I wonder what he is up to these days.
Who do you like?
Ellie Goulding - “Heartbeats” (The Knife/José Gonzales cover)
I don’t think I’ve ever heard a cover of this song that I didn’t really like.
(Source: thisfadingmagic)
Someone forgot to mention that Mumford and Sons covered the Avett Brothers last night… wish I could have seen that!
Whoa!
Scott and Seth Avett are exact archetypes of the man I want to marry.
This deserves an instant reblog, if only for the last two seconds: “aaaaaarms”.
p.s. My husband sits down beside me as I’m watching this, looks at my computer screen and says, “Watching your porn, huh baby?” Oh yes. He knows me well.
Oh, Crackerfarm. May I hang with you and your musical friends near a ramshackle bookshelf?
Oh, and here’s Langhorne with an awesome hat and a Leonard Cohen cover:
He played this at Lincoln Hall, too. It was a good night.
My cousin sent me this today.
He thought I’d like it. He’s smart.
Lissie singing Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness.”
A cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Cecilia” by Local Natives.
They recently sold out a double show at Schubas. See them at Pitchfork or Lincoln Hall in the coming month.
This cover is on this playlist by Fuel/Friends blogs, which you should definitely check out.
And while I am fairly sure I could rock a mean coffee cup percussion solo, I’m not sure anyone could outdo this guy on the tree-drum.
Indie covers by an elementary school choir.
How can you resist it? Above, Beach House’s “Zebra.” See all the covers by PS22 in NYC here. Including Phoenix, Jay-Z feat. Rihanna, Talking Heads, etc. Respect.
Justin Townes Earle covering my favorite Bruce song.
I would say it’s better than the Avetts’ cover of “Glory Days,” but just barely, barely not as good as Levon Helm’s cover of “Atlantic City”.
It also totally made my day today. I just love JTE, his style and his sensibilities.
sweet cover by Scampi, up an coming French s/s
Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” via ukulele.
Do you love The Avett Brothers?
What kind of question is that? Do you read this tumblr?
Do you wish some of the things you’ve heard them sing on in concert would be released in a random “album” you could download for free?
I like free and downloadable things. But I’m not so sure about those quotation marks around “album”. They seem tricksy.
Do you love it when the Avetts cover other songs?
Well, I liked it when they covered Glory Days, but I would imagine there could be some songs that they would cover I would not like. Although arguably, those bad songs would be made so much better by the Avetts covering them that it would be a gift to mankind. The Nickelback By Avett Charitable Effort is now underway.
Don’t you wish someone would just put ‘em all together in a neat little package and gift them with a nifty little link?
I could get behind that.
Well folks, today’s your lucky day…
But don’t tell my dad or brother, because this is going in their stockings for our day-after-Christmas Christmas.
Glory days.
As interpreted by The (clean-shaven and yelling) Avett Brothers.
