Saturday, July 01, 2017

triple j's Like A Version 10

A predictably mixed bag, and probably particularly given that I'm not particularly up with what triple j plays these days, so many of the tracks are by artists I don't know performing songs whose originals I haven't heard.

Best: First Aid Kit with a woodsy country-folk tune (at least in their doing) called "Love Interruption" (originally Jack White), one James Vincent McMorrow falsettoing up Lana Del Rey's "West Coast", a band called Saskwatch's version of a song called "Let Her Go" (Jagwar Ma), and Asgeir on a moody pop number called "Stolen Dance" (Milky Chance).

Also: Illy's "Ausmusic Month Medley" contrives to fuse "Tomorrow", "To Her Door", "My Happiness", "The Nosebleed Section" and "On Top" by Flume and it's surprisingly good.