REM - first we take manhattan cover, 1991

"The song has been covered dozens of times. Most notably, American alternative rock band R.E.M. contributed a cover version for the Cohen tribute album I'm Your Fan (1991). Their presence on the compilation led to a re-arranging of the I'm Your Fan track list. In the U.S. release of the tribute, R.E.M.'s cover appeared as the first track, rather than the House of Love's "Who by Fire" which was the starting track in all other countries."

Saint Etienne - only love can break your heart cover foxbase beta mix, 2009

"a remix-cum-update-cum-re-upholstering of their 1991 debut, with Richard X at the controls. He’s been given free reign to do what he fancies with the album, revisiting all the DATs, cassettes, floppy discs and other storage solutions of the time to put a little oomph into the original. Neither a remaster nor a complete overhaul – the tracks remain in same order and he’s kept pretty much to the same length – Beta sees proceedings spruced up and reinvigorated, future-proofing an album that was very much of its time in October 1991."

Saint Etienne - london belongs to me, 1991

"Even as they sang about London life, about side streets and greasy spoons, they looked to the continent for inspiration, for an internationalist conception of nationality and Britishness, and it was intoxicatingly glamorous."

Jens Lekman - chapter zero seven we were here, 2026

"The song has a reflective, poetic feel typical of Lekman—mixing historical imagery, love, and the idea of leaving marks or memories"

A-ha - cannot hide, 2002

"Lifelines is the seventh studio album by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha, released on 24 April 2002 by WEA. The album topped the charts in Norway and Germany, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Poland and Switzerland. In 2019, Lifelines and Minor Earth Major Sky, both of A-ha's albums recorded for Warner Music Germany, were remastered and re-released with an extra disc, which contained demos, early versions and alternate mixes."

Renaissance - spare some love, 1972

"'Spare Some Love' has probably the most complex vocal melody on the album: Annie's vocals spin round and twist in an incredibly difficult manner, as she makes her way through simplistic lyrics about giving love - and gives the lyrics an air of gravity and Godliness simply by the power of her voice."

The Lightning Seeds - love explosion, 1990

"The Lightning Seeds are not, as you might imagine, an obscure American garage band from Buttclench, Indiana, but the pop brainchild of Scouse wunderkind Ian Broudie (he of the almost legendary Liverpool groups Care and Original Mirrors). Possibly better known for his production work with Wah!, Echo And The Bunnymen and lcicle Works, Broudie’s first solo LP is an understated affair packed full of gentle semi-precious pop songs. Echoing the plaintive and highly unfashionable tones of bedsit balladeer Al Stewart, Broudie’s voice wafts angelically through the LP, counterpointed by a collection of neat and massively hummable songs, sometimes reminiscent of New Order’s surefire melodic touch. Aside from the energised percussive blast of Love Explosion, the delicately textured love song Joy and the effervescent pop of Pure, the finest cut is the beautiful and quietly despairing ballad Bound In A Nutshell, which mourns the disenfranchised and put-upon city of Liverpool, yearning for its regeneration through a breath of life to make our engines roar."

The Radio Dept - i wanted you to feel the same live at wfuv, 2011

"Fans often describe the performance as transporting, highlighting the vocalist's ability to convey deep sentiment, often noting the sound transports them to a "far off place"."

A-ha - turn the lights down, 2002

"Two of the very best tracks on the album Lifelines and Turn The Lights Down feature the gorgeous voice of Anneli Drecker. Classy and slightly dark (who would have thought it in 1985?) adult orientated pop/rock."

Club 8 - honestly, 2026

"Club 8 (the Swedish indie pop duo of Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård) released "Honestly" as a single around May 22, 2026. It's part of a string of 2026 singles from them, including tracks like "Travel Back In Time," "There Is A Light That Seems To Go Out," and "Don't Cry Baby, It's Only A Film."

Fleet Foxes - sun it rises, 2008

"Borrowing from ageless folk and classic rock (and nicking some of the best bits from prog and soft rock along the way), on their self-titled debut album Fleet Foxes don't just master the art of taking familiar influences and making them sound fresh again, they give a striking sense of who they are and what their world is like."