We've Got It Covered #102

Bloody hell, what with all this nice weather we're having I damn there nearly forgot to post up this weeks cover version. I guess that being woken up 5:30am by an overly excited child might have something to do with that, as great as this weather is, it really is a pain in the tits for us as my daughter wants to play at an hour which I last saw back in my clubbing days. Although it sounds like I am moaning I must admit that I have had a pretty cracking day chilling out in the park, then meeting up with the latest addition to the Olive Grove family, the State Broadcasters. This evening has been especially ace as we had our first barbecue of the the year which was sound tracked by a Welsh band called the School, that I was recently introduced to by a friend from Japan. Yep, that's me getting introduced to a band from Wales by a man who lives on the other side of the world - don't you just love the Internet! Anyway, the reason I am going with this cover version is that the School sound isn't a million miles away from our very own Camera Obscura. For that reason alone I thought it would be a good excuse to post Camera Obscura's cover of the Sheena Easton song 'Modern Girl'. Fuck me, that was a hell of a lot of rambling, sorry.

Camera Obscura - Modern Girl (Sheena Easton cover)

We've Got It Covered #29

As Christmas draws ever closer it was pretty much inevitable that I was going to start posting some festive covers. I chose the songs I was going to post about a month ago, as I only have four festive posts it was a pretty easy decision. It's not as if I have taken on the enormous task of posting a Christmas song every day, that unenviable task was taking on by my good friend Jim Ayetunes. Fair play to him for doing so, I know how hard it was to do it a couple of years ago and I didn't limit myself to just Scottish acts. So fair play to Jim for that one.
Another blogger who has also decided to post a series of Christmas post, is Ed from 17 Seconds, who coincidently (I promise you it was), also posted one of the songs that I had planned to post today. That's what I get for not writing this post a lot sooner. This week we have Glasgow's finest Camera Obscura doing not one, but two covers. The first is 'The Blizzard' a song they released as festive single last year and the second is their take on the Christmas classic, 'Little Donkey'.

Camera Obscura - The Blizzard (Jim Reeves cover)

Camera Obscura - Little Donkey

We've Got It Covered #11

I honestly thought that I would have run out of covers by now, turns out I have millions of the buggers. This week I am going with Camera Obscura's take on the Abba classic 'Super Trooper', possibly one of the most up beat and happy songs the Swedish four piece ever produced. After listening to Tracyanne Campbell & Co's take on it you'd think it was one of the most miserable songs of all time. I reckon it takes quite a talent to take something so happy and up-beat and then to turn it into something quite morose, they really do make this song their own.

Camera Obscura - Super Trooper (Abba Cover)

F'All Friday Freebies.......We've Got It Covered

For all of you who weren't paying attention last week, there will be no Friday Freebies on Peenko today. I'm away on holiday (that feels quite a stupid thing to be writing as at the moment I'm sitting on the sofa enjoying a beer). Jim from Aye Tunes has very kindly offered to do the honours for this week, so head on over to his blog where he will be doing the honours for this week.
In case things go tits up and there's f'all freebies this week, I've made you all a wee playlist of Scottish bands doing cover versions. Enjoy.....

Track Listing
1. Withered Hand - Into the Fold (Eagleowl cover)
2. Dananananaykroyd - Whip It (Devo cover)
3. Belle & Sebastian - Here Comes the Sun (Beatles cover)
4. The Boy Who Trapped the Sun - Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan cover)
5. Camera Obscura-Modern Girl (Sheena Easton cover)
6. Eagleowl - I Am Nothing (Withered Hand cover)
7. Frightened Rabbit - Song Against Sex (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
8. King Creosote - Pale Shelter (Tears For Fears cover)
9. Meursault - Westward, Home (Moondog cover)
10. The Pictish Trail-It's Not Too Beautiful (Beta Band cover)
11. St. Deluxe - Big River (Johnny Cash cover)
12. The Twilight Sad - Suck (the Wedding Present cover)
13. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Blindsided (Bon Iver cover)
14. My Latest Novel - Two Headed Boy (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)

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Friday Freebies

We're Only Afraid Of NYC

I really meant to catch these guys at Tuts a couple of nights back, sadly I couldn't convince anyone to leave Sleazys in time, useless twat that I am. Bit of a pisser on my part, on a brighter note they've put a few of their songs to download for free here.

Camera Obscura
I know you are probably sick of Christmas already (seriously when the fuck is the sodding snow going to melt), but that's still no reason to ignore Camera Obcscura's festive offering a free download of their Christmas single, ‘The Blizzard’, get it here (right click save).

Beerjacket
In case you missed this earlier in the year, the lovely Peter Kelly has now put up a copy of his Bruce Springsteen cover of 'Dancing the Dark' up to download for free on his Bandcamp page. I would strongly urge you to check this out if you haven't done so before, it's class.

Burnt Island
The Glasgow-based indie folk band fronted by the novelist Rodge Glass, have put their debut single The Moments Before/Timeless Colours' up to download for free here. If you are feeling a bit delicate after last nights festivities then this song might just help to soothe that thumping headache, lovely stuff.

Winning Sperm Party
The Scottish DIY label has very kindly put up 4 new free download EPs from Ballad of Mable Wong, Monoganon, Orzelda & Blood of the Bull, download them here.

French Horn Rebellion
Electro-pop duo, French Horn Rebellion, (Robert and David Perlick-Molinari), two brothers born and bred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently residing in Brooklyn NY are giving away a free download of some of their EP 'The Chart of (Placus City) here.

Mush Records
The electronic Independant Record Label are celebrating their 10th birthday with a 'Ten Years Of Mush Records' compilation whavailable to download for free here.

Amazon
The online retailers are giving away a few free MP3's to download for free including the Local Natives, Hot Chip, Basement Jaxx and Empire of the Sun. Get downloading here.

Team Love
You'll need to register for this one, but it's more than worth as you can get yourself some freebies from Willy Mason, The Wave Pictures and Tilly & the Wall to name just a few. Sign up to Team Love here.

The Mill
You probably already know about the free gigs Miller put at Oran Mor, or the Mill as it's known for the night. What you might not know is that they record these gigs and post videos and MP3' which you can download for free. There's quite a back catalogue of songs up there now, including established bands like Frightened Rabbit, Jetpacks, Meursault, Broken Records, as well as plenty of great local bands that you've not come across yet.
If you want a good introduction to some local bands you might have read about, but never heard, then get downloading here.

Dave Hughes
The Scottish Folk Punk has just posted a new EP up to download for free, there's also a whole host of his back catalogue up there which you can still download, get it here.

Polyvinyl Records
Have posted a sampler record, 'Simple Mental Math' for you to download for free. It includes tracks by Architecture in Helsinki, of Montreal, Japandroids and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Click here and use the password 'MATH'.

Camera Obscura - Marc Riley Session (08/12/09)

Track Listing
1. Swans
2. Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken
3. The Blizzard

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Peenko's Albums of 2009 #11 to20

20. God Help The Girl - s/t


19. Telekenisis - s/t


18. Meursault - Pissing on Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues
(yes I know this came out last year, but I missed it)


17. The Low Anthem - Oh My God Charlie Darwin


16. Idlewild - Post Electric Blues


15. The Local Natives - Gorilla Manor


14. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career


13. The Leisure Society - Sleeper


12. Passion Pit - Manners


11. Withered Hand - Good News

Camera Obscura - 6Music Hub Session (03/11/09)

Track Listing
1. Honey in the Sun
2. French Navy

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Camera Obscura - La Route du Rock (15/08/09)

Track Listing
1. My Maudlin Carreer
2. Swans
3. Tears
4. Teenager
5. Let's Get Out of This Country
6. Margaret
7. French Navy
8. Honey In the Sun
9. James
10. Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
11. If Looks Could Kill
12. Razzle Dazzle Rose

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A massive thank you goes out to JR for sending me the video link for this set

Camera Obscura - Pitchfork TV (part 4)

Camera Obscura - Pitchfork TV (part 3)

Camera Obscura - Pitchfork TV (part 2)

Camera Obscura - 6Music Hub Session (15/05/2006)

Track Listing
1. Modern Girl (Sheena Easton cover)
2. Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
3. Tears For Affairs
4. False Contender

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Camera Obscura - Pitchfork TV

Camera Obscura - La Route du Rock (acoustic)

Track Listing
1. French Navy
2. Honey in the Sun
3. James

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but hey you can still Watch the videos

Camera Obscura - WXPN Session (20/08/09)

Track Listing
1. Honey In The Sun
2. James
3. Tougher Than The Rest
4. French Navy

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Linkage

Camera Obscura - Live on The Current 89.9 in Minnesota (06/06/09)

Track Listing
1. Honey in the Sun
2. French Navy
3. Tougher Than The Rest

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Listen to the interview/session

Camera Obscura - In Session for the Janice Long Show BBC Radio 2 (23/07/09)

Track Listing
1. Honey in the Sun
2. Swans
3. French Navy

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Camera Obscura - Live at Latitude 2009

Track Listing
1. French Navy
2. Tougher Than The Rest

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Camera Obscura- My Maudlin Career On The Road