by Tiana Feng

Ghost Lights recently covered “Golden Girls”, the first track off Devendra Banhart’s latest album.

by Tiana Feng

Halifax-based label Acadian Embassy is releasing We Have The Same Lights Overhead: A Tribute to Share, a compilation celebrating the works of Canadian songwriter Andrew Sisk and his band Share. Contributors include Jenn Grant, The Two-Minute Miracles, Michael Feuerstack,Rain Over St. Ambrose, Quiet Parade, Kuato and AA Wallace. Here is the first track “Won’t Be Long” which has Jenn Grant, Daniel Ledwell, and members of Quiet Parade, Dance Movie and the Prospector’s Union.

by Tiana Feng

Royal Canoe are going to release Today We’re Believers on June 25th but they had time to do some Beck covers. Check out “Just Noise below”.

by Tiana Feng

Here’s a cover of Bill Callahan/Smog’s “Red Apples” from In Media Res. Andrew Lee takes it in a sonic direction in terms of arrangement with more layers. It reinforces the creepiness of a widowed woman who started a potential new relationship seeing her ex-husband in her dreams with red apples.

by Tiana Feng

Purity Ring is touring with Blue Hawaii this Spring! All tour dates are listed on their website. Grab a lovely cover of Soulja Boy’s “Grammy” below. It actually sounds a bit different than anything on Shrines. It’s glitchy but doesn’t have the programmed lightbulb sound, but don’t worry it’s still pretty awesome.
Purity Ring- Grammy (Soulja Boy Cover)

by Tiana Feng

Vancouver’s White Poppy joined Crystal Dorval’s winter themed compilation Whiteout with a dream pop cover of Wham!’s classic Last Christmas.

by Tiana Feng

Montreal’s Harvest Breed is covering the Christmas tune River by Joni Mitchell.