Shepizzle

I’m going to break the Shepizzle mold just a bit an post some Indie covers that I have stumbled upon recently. Some of these songs are originally by an Indie artist, others are songs covered by Indie bands, either way they are worth a listen.

• Slowbear The Great - Banquet.mp3 (Bloc Party Cover)
• John Mayer - Kid A.mp3 (Radiohead Cover)
• Lismore - 1979.mp3 (Smashing Pumpkins Cover)
• Josh Ritter - Blame It On The Tetons.mp3 (Modest Mouse Cover)

  Enjoy!

R.F. Maston sent me an email a while back, asked me to check out his stuff and then sent me an album. Now first of all, that’s just about as Indie as an artist can get and the personal touch of an email tells me that this guy is pretty down to earth. I’ve had The Future on repeat since I got it. Something about the vibe I get from his mellowed-out indie folk reminds me of the Juno soundtrack, but I find R.F. Maston’s music more lasting and more interesting.

The Future is R.F. Maston’s debut album and I’m hoping that he’ll tour to support his release. I would love to see how he pulls off a live show because he plays all of the instruments on the album himself. I guess some people are just disgustingly talented like that.

Have a listen, I think you’ll enjoy!

• Two Eyes.mp3
• The Future.mp3

If you like R.F. Maston, try: Andrew Bird, M. Ward, Cold War Kids. Also, pick up a copy of The Future here.

Here’s a little teaser video with an piano version of “The Future”