During a recent KEXP in-studio, Guy Garvey of Elbow touted fellow UK songwriter Adem’s song “Love and Other Planets” as one of his recent favorites. Now, Adem is releasing Takes, a collection of covers of some of his favorites of the 90s. Check out his cover of PJ Harvey’s “Oh My Lover.” More solid songwriting can be found on new albums from Eef Barzelay (of Clem Snide), Silver Jews, Head Like a Kite, Wolf Parade, The Low Lows, The Notwist, and the list goes on (thanks to Largehearted Boy). If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, or not in tune with your 60s lovin’ self, pick up the latest from Ponytail and NOMO, as well as a newly discovered release from Children of the Sixth Root Race. Mick Hucknall, My Brightest Diamond, Tilly & the Wall -- it’s definitely a song-lover’s week, so get out there!
from Takes on Domino
Eef Barzelay - Lose Big (MP3)
from Lose Big on 429 Records
Bowerbirds - In Our Talons (MP3)
on Hymns for a Dark Horse (reissue) from Dead Oceans
Children of the Sixth Root Race - Godmen (MP3)
from Songs from the Source on Drag City
Coldplay - Violet Hill
from Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends on Capitol
Head Like a Kite - No Ordinary Caveman (MP3)
from There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere on Mush Records
Benji Hughes - You Stood Me Up (MP3)
from A Little Extreme EP on New West Records
Mick Hucknall - An Introduction
from Tribute to Bobby on Rhino
The Impossible Shapes - Hey (MP3)
from The Impossible Shapes on Secretly Canadian
The Low Lows - Sparrow (MP3)
from Shining Violence on Misra
My Brightest Diamond - Inside a Diamond (MP3)
from A Thousand Shark’s Teeth on Asthmatic Kitty
The Notwist - Good Lies (MP3)
from The Devil, You + Me on Domino
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
from One of the Boys on Capitol
Ponytail - Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From an Angel) (MP3)
from Ice Cream Spiritual on We Are Free
The Real Tuesday Weld - Over the Hillsides (MP3)
from The End of the World on Six Degrees
Silver Jews - Strange Victory, Strange Defeat (MP3)
from Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea on Drag City
Tilly and the Wall - Cacophony (MP3)
from O on Team Love
War on Drugs - Taking the Farm (MP3)
from Wagonwheel Blues on Secretly Canadian
Wolf Parade - Language City (MP3)
from At Mount Zoomer on Sub Pop
