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James Litherland's "Where to Turn," which you'll recognize as the inspiration for James Blake's "The Wilhelm Scream." It's unclear whether this song was produced by Blake's father, or if in fact Litherland is his father, and while not exactly an outright cover, the song was certainly used as the basis for the standout track on Blake's debut LP: James Litherland :: Where to Tur

Neon Indian cover's T. Rex's 1972 jam "Children of the Revolution." mp3:

London's Still Corners sent over this dreamily bittersweet, reverb-soaked new cover of Rogue Wave's "Eyes," a song they've been mixing into their recent live sets (the original version of which you might have heard a few hundred times lately on this)...

It's already been established that White Hinterland's Casey Dienel is amazing at putting her own entrancing spell on others' work, as she's turned out gorgeous, haunting renditions of songs by everyone from Francoise Hardy and Serge Gainsbourg to Arthur Russell, Neon Indian and Justin Timberlake (see below)...

jj covers the dream. Hopefully this one'll show up on the Kills mixtape, which is supposed to drop on Christmas eve. previously: mp3:

London duo Summer Camp covers the Waitresses' '80s holiday classic: mp3:

This new version of Crystal Castles' Platinum Blonde cover has been floating around for a few days, and now the band has made the song available for free download. I didn't expect to love it so much, but this is way better than it has any right to be in 2010: mp3: The Not In Love single will be officially released on iTunes on December 6, with "acoustic demos of 'Celestica' and 'Suffocation

Virginia's Eternal Summers recently sent over their contribution to Wild Animal Kingdom's instantly sold-out Guided By Guided By Voices cassette, which features new renditions of Guided By Voices jams by the likes of Big Troubles, Pill Wonder, Real Estate's Martin Courtney IV, and more...

Frankie Rose & the Outs cover Dee Dee Warwick's classic "You're No Good," recorded as a teaser for Aquarium Drunkard's upcoming girl-group mixtape, Where The Boys Aren’t: mp3:

Portland's White Hinterland offers up this hazy, spectral rendition of one of the first jams we ever heard from Neon Indian. Decidedly unchillwave: