Here’s what we had to say music wise in May.

Joshua McClain

Foster The People (debut album Torches out now)

Gypsy & The Cat

Chiddy Bang (new mixtape Peanut Butter & Swelly out now)

Adele

Baths

Hoodie Allen

Walter Meego

Bran Van 3000

Teen Daze (new album Surfaces available August 9th)

The Weeknd

The Belle Brigade

The Temper Trap (fantastic remix of Love Lost by Keljet)

jj

Macklemore

Death Cab For Cutie (new album Codes and Keys out now, check out You Are A Tourist)

Theme Park

The Hood Internet (great mash up of Ratatat and Michael Jackson)

Alcoholic Faith Mission

St. Lucia

Bon Iver (tracks from their sophomore album Bon Iver)

The Antlers (check out our Daytrotter Sessions double shot)

Atmosphere

1,2,3

Chet Faker (amazing cover of Blackstreet’s No Diggity)

Little Tybee

Airbird (awesome remix/cover of Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys)

Echo & The Bunnymen

Theophilus London

Clock Opera (video for our favourite Belongings has been released)

Adrian Lux

Tracey Thorn

Barbara (definitely check out their amazing cover of Kid Cudi)

The Rosebuds (Woods is a must have)

Malbec

The Phoenix Foundation

The Civil Wars (amazing duo, fantastic album + awesome Billie Jean cover)

E-Dubble (First single I Changed My Mind available to download)

The National (Fake Empire special)

Francis & The Lights

The Naked and Famous

Matt & Kim

Bear Hands (Crime Pays needs to be in your ears)

The Shins (Sleeping Lessons special)

James Vincent McMorrow

Hope you enjoyed May. 

We love things like Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Triple J’s Like A Version, The Black Cab Sessions and the Daytrotter Sessions. Basically we love it when artists show off their chops and make brilliant live music. Adding to this list we now have the brilliant The AV Club’s Undercover sessions. The concept behind the Undercover sessions is that fans get in contact and choose 25 songs that they want to hear covered, bands come in and choose from the list. Once a song is chosen, its off the list. It started last year and now The AV Club have started their 2011 season, and they’re some great covers already up and some great ones sure to come, click on the links above to hear more.

We’ve gone with a cover of one of our favourite songs, LCD Soundsystem’s All My Friends. We’d never heard of the band before that covered them, but now after watching we want to hear more of Baths (check out the myspace for more info). It is a beautifully stripped down version of All My Friends with just a piano and a pair of knees and feet for drums. Enjoy. 

Baths cover LCD Soundsystem