Edward Deer does it again

I recently talked (hyped) about a cover released by Aussie indie-folk artist Edward Deer, of Miike Snow's dance number Animal. I hope you liked it as much as I did, it was a fresh change from the original. If you still haven't checked out my post, you can click this link here and check it out now, or you can read this and check it out after, or not at all, I'll leave that one up to you. So I can't even remember how I stumbled along that cover, but I thought hey, this guy has talent and so like you should right now I subscribed to his mailing system. Now I receive one song from Edward a month!

Last night/This morning Edward finished recording the 8th song that has been made available to subscribers, and emailed it out to all of his fans. I was impressed with Mr Deer's last song, but it was a cover song, so I was quite excited to hear some of his new solo material. Now just to put things into context: when the weather is rainy and stormy, I love to listen to folk jams, stuff like Fleet Foxes, Tallest Man on Earth, etc, etc, it seems to fit the mood perfectly! If you live in or around Perth, then you probably know that early this morning the weather was pretty dismal, perfect time for an indie folk song? You got it! Edward's new song Maree, is absolutely stunning, and I'm not just saying that because it fits with the weather.

Edward Deer's song begins with a nice little finger-picking intro, which continues blissfully throughout the entire song. It begins to build up as his voice hits your ears, and then the tap-along drums come along and you know we've got a winner on our hands. I think this song will charm many people over. My only problem, and I guess it is my problem not the song's, is that it feels like it ends way too early. Now that I mention it, I guess it's not really a problem at all, it just means that this song is a great song. I strongly urge you to head over to Edward's blog and grab his song, sign up for his and our mailing system and please leave a comment below with our new Facebook comment system so we can hear about your thoughts on Edward Deer and his new song Maree.

Edward Deer's ironic cover of Miike Snow's Animal

Miike Snow's hit song Animal was released way back in 2009, and has received a lot of attention from cover artists around the world. Australian artist Edward Deer has just released his own indie-folk cover of the synth filled original this month. Edward is very talented, taking the song and making it his own, a concept many cover artists struggle to grasp. He has his own songs which you can grab and listen to over at his unearthed page here or you can go to his blog here and check out his other stuff. There are some great folk jams there that you just can't miss out on, but before you do that, take a listen to the original Miike Snow song if you haven't heard it already and then listen to his cover below. Also take a listen to a cover I have been enjoying for quite some time now by Sky Ferreira.

Mike Snow - Animal by downtownmusic

Edward Deer - Animal (Miike Snow Cover)


Sky Ferreira - Animal (Miike Snow cover) by ohkatie