I used to be really plugged into what was hip back 10 years ago but I later discovered my true love in American Primitive/Ragtime-ish guitar (check out my cover of Jack Rose's Dusty Grass @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjPrGjDVqoU) and have basically been doing almost exclusively this kind of music
I need to break out of my comfort zone and looking for some good recent tunes to cover with vocals that involve acoustic guitars
I'm trying to put on a regular show in town and I do have a decent voice so I'm looking to do some covers of recent songs: I'm not looking for anything by Nickleback or anything; I do enjoy lowkey stuff a good deal
I don't listen to the radio, most of my friends aren't into music at all and I'm guilty of having turned into a bit of a snob when it comes to music so I need all the help I can get!
Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, City and Colour, The lead singer/songwriter of Streetlight Manifesto has acoustic arrangements for a number of their songs under Toh Kay, You also might be able to find acoustic arrangements for songs like Spanish Sahara or maybe something that's far more recent then most of this stuff I just shared like HAIM
Yeah, Bon Iver is really good, he has an album that came out last year but I really think that Skinny Love is a fantastic song so I linked that instead. I think his most popular/newest song is called Holocene.
That's most of my acoustic stuff. Obviously not all of it is just acoustic, but it's a good selection, and you could probably transcribe some of the other instruments you hear if you want to actually play some of the songs here.
Let me know what you end up liking, and good luck.
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I used to be really plugged into what was hip back 10 years ago but I later discovered my true love in American Primitive/Ragtime-ish guitar (check out my cover of Jack Rose's Dusty Grass @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjPrGjDVqoU) and have basically been doing almost exclusively this kind of music
I need to break out of my comfort zone and looking for some good recent tunes to cover with vocals that involve acoustic guitars
I'm trying to put on a regular show in town and I do have a decent voice so I'm looking to do some covers of recent songs: I'm not looking for anything by Nickleback or anything; I do enjoy lowkey stuff a good deal
I don't listen to the radio, most of my friends aren't into music at all and I'm guilty of having turned into a bit of a snob when it comes to music so I need all the help I can get!
Thanks
I had heard that Bon Iver tune years ago but never actually looked it up; great tune and in Open C!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VajwSe0cgj0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajIiEnKtxlQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcHEjfGt-5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSEwW2GKGiA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIWHIvaK7DA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjC4bwuiZ3Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXlOqblUT6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DboMAghWcA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZBi7yL9h8g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XOxGcxjNK0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21YJcWdiNfI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8q3xBfNfpo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPu9WnQlq9I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixxsO__5DqA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3IXAgaTbbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVksVFGBjKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyRvO8xfMAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUkoL9RE72o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAdQzCq53XE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNkCh394lIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwFS69nA-1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH9Cyu51WdM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp0a4qM8rhE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHlulMCduhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZuzi4yhsQ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mynzbmrtp9I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW4NdDTg07Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp1NbbTzaSA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byVA-YfNxds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1M_iJlF82A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naz9mOU8hxs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0YxeTjFn70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR3ccmWmLhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7q2CocZWnQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCyZvb2Uzw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnGdoEa1tPg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEooDQJgmtI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_urnsTBCrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Em4fUOrZo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiXiAWA8fog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exHAYNyAiM
That's most of my acoustic stuff. Obviously not all of it is just acoustic, but it's a good selection, and you could probably transcribe some of the other instruments you hear if you want to actually play some of the songs here.
Let me know what you end up liking, and good luck.