[Take 5] : Covers / Girl to Boy

5 female vocalists covering songs originally done by male vocalists.

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1 First_Aid_Kit are a Swedish duo consisting of young sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg from Stockholm. This cover of a Fleet Foxes song is taken from the 2008 reissue of the duo's 'Drunken_Trees' EP on Wichita.

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2 Bat_For_Lashes is the performing name of British songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Natasha Khan. Her cover is taken from The Cure tribute album Perfect_As_Cats.

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3 Susanna_And_The_Magical_Orchestra are a Norwegian duo who released their 2nd album Melody_Mountain in 2006. The album comprises of ten cover versions of tracks by the likes of Bob Dylan, AC/DC, Prince, Depeche Mode and Kiss amongst others including this track by Joy Division.

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4 St_Vincent is the performing name of American multi-instrumentalist Anne Clark, a former member of The Polyphonic Spree. This cover of a Jackson Browne song is taken from a 7 inch_single released on Beggars_Banquet in 2007.

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5 Nouvelle_Vague are a French collective who specialise in lounge versions of punk, post-punk and new wave songs. This cover of a Dead Kennedys song is taken from their 2004 s/t album which also includes covers of songs by the likes of The Clash, The Specials, XTC and The Undertones. The album also includes versions of tracks 2 and 3 above.

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Tracks:

1 First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

2 Bat For Lashes - A Forest

3 Susanna And The Magical Orchestra - Love Will Tear Us Apart

4 St Vincent - These Days

5 Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk To Fuck

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