Posts Tagged ‘ cover ’

It’ll take a bit of travelling, but by some strange constellation of the stars, confluence of factors, flap of a butterfly’s wing and all that, Letters have no Arms will be lucky enough, starting from tonight, to see the holy trinity of Kings of Convenience, Belle & Sebastian and Jens Lekman over the next...
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illustration by Robin Joseph - Big Tree – The Concurrence of All Things We are expanding and expanding and expanding… We received this in the mail last week and obviously I could not resist that title so I had a listen. Everyone knows any songs that mention the Universe, planets, astronauts, rockets, and words...
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I bet you probably expected to find a reasoned argument here; all the benefits and advantages of using Last.fm. That kind of thing. Arguments so good that you'd go straight over to last.fm, download and install the software, befriend me there and leave me a happy comment thanking me...
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Your dog, tranquil and innocent, dozes through our cries, our murmured dawn conspiracies our telephone calls. She knows - what can she know? If in my own arrogance I claim to read her eyes, I find there only my own animal thoughts: that creatures must find each other...
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  I know, I know! I’ve been notable in my absence. Notably absent. Absence duly noted. Thankfully, Eliza’s been holding down the LHNA fort in said absence. In my defence, I’ve been oh so busy; pretty much working non-stop since getting back from Spain a few weeks ago (more on that in the coming...
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As regular readers of Letters have no Arms will surely already be (perhaps excessively) aware of, we here are rather big fans of The Magnetic Fields. You can imagine therefore our unbridled glee (yes, glee!) (and yes, unbridled!) upon reading today’s news: The Magnetic Fields are set to release a new album, titled, Realism,...
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Monday: The Drums are one of my favourite new bands. These guys look like they just stepped out of a Swedish porn flick, and sound like pure teenage yearning. “You used to be so pretty, now you’re just tragic” becomes lhnA’s favourite new sing-along line. The Drums – Don’t be a Jerk, Jonny Tuesday:...
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  pic: studiozoe Another letter from homeI don’t know why I even read itThere’s one big questionI don’t know why I must repeat it   The National – Ashamed of the Story I told (Polaris cover)   This is taken from the upcoming Mark Mulcahy tribute album, Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of...
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“This happened on the fourth day. The fish, all 1,200 of them who were journeying overland in that famous journey you have read about, were pulled over by a police officer driving a motorcycle. He stopped all the fish, who were walking in a line approximately three miles long. He asked to see identification,...
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Ah, surely there is no better combination than your favourite artists and bands covering your favourite artists and bands, AND for the proceeds of said album going to your favourite charities! Merge have created something truly special here, so go out and buy buy buy it!   Score! 20 years of Merge Records: The...
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  Letters have no Arms would hereby like to unequivocally state that it in no way, shape or form encourages and/or condones providing alcohol to alcoholics. Letters have no Arms is very sorry for any offence and/or discomfort caused by any callous statements it may have made, and duly recognises its social responsibility and...
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So we haven’t done a covers post in quite a long time and were feeling quite guilty so we’re gonna make up for it. And our timing is perfect because…The Sarcastic Dharma Society…happen to have a new covers album out. I have good news and even better news and amazing news about it, which...
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Ok, so here’s what I think happened. The Postmarks were sitting around one day, writing a new album, discussing whether they’d ever sell more than 8 records, and whether anyone would ever listen to anything but ‘Goodbye’. And just then, as if by magic, a Nouvelle Vague song came on the radio. “Damn” they...
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photograph by Bettina Rheims Sara Lov – My Body Is a Cage (Arcade Fire Cover)
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 I wake up in a start on the floor of a rented apartment in West Berlin, a song audible from the next door apartment. I had a dream in which I was thirsty. I went to the fridge, only to find it completely full of expired milk, litres and litres of it… I came...
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