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watch: fleetwood mac – sad angel [new song live in philadelphia]

cee lo green’s very best friend lindsey buckingham announced a new fleetwood mac ep to be released “in a few days” before kicking into the brand new “sad angel” in front of a sold out, reunion-show, philadelphia crowd. watch a fan-recorded video of the song above and catch the remaining reunion tour dates after the jump.

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liars + yeasayer – fleetwood mac covers (2012)

if you didn’t get your fill of indie-centric bands covering fleetwood mac with just tell me that you eant me: a tribute to fleetwood mac, you’re in luck. mojo magazine packs a cd (a cd!) with another tribute album, this one called rumours revisited. from it, hear liars’ gothic take on “the chain” and yeasayer’s bubbly synth-take on “second hand news” below.

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craig wedren + st. vincent – sisters of the moon [fleetwood mac cover] (2012)

the furthest removed from fleetwood mac in terms of sound comes to us via craig wedren & st. vincent, whose buzzy, deconstructed take on “sisters of the moon” is streaming below.

just tell me that you want me: a tribute to fleetwood mac is out on august 14th.

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video: best coast – storms [fleetwood mac cover live on fallonn] (2012)

“rhiannon” isn’t the only fleetwood mac cover best cost has up in her wheelhouse. last night on fallon, bethany stretched her vocal muscles and performed an intimate version of the stevie nicks-sung “storms” from 2979′s tusk, and it is gooooood. check it out above.

in other fleetwood mac cover news, you can check out tame impala’s take on “all for everyone” for tell me that you want me here.

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washed out – straight back [fleetwood mac cover] (2012)

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hot on the news from stevie nicks that fleetwood mac would indeed be reuniting for a tour, washed out’s contribution to just tell me you want me hits the web. check out their dreamy and sexy rendition of mirage’s “straight back,” which itself was dreamy and sexy.

just tell me that you want me: a tribute to fleetwood mac is out august 14th.

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the kills – dreams [fleetwood mac cover] (2012)

the kills’ alison mosshart makes a fantastic stevie nicks in the band’s cover of fleetwood mac’s “dreams.” of course that’s as close as the stark, minimalist duo come to sounding like the rumours track, as the song is anchored by a carnal drum beat that mick fleetwood wouldn’t dare try. check it out above.

just tell me you want me: tribute to fleetwood mac is out on august 14th.

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stream: lykke li – silver springs [fleetwood mac cover] (2012)

yesterday, we heard best coast’s cover of “rhiannon” and now we’re on the receiving end of a lykke li rendition of “silver springs.” the track was the original b-side to “go your own way.” head to the line of best fit to catch the premiere.

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lykke li – silver springs [fleetwood mac cover]

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best coast – rhiannon [fleetwood mac cover] (2012)

that tribute to fleetwood mac album, a tribute to fleetwood mac, netted sunshine-chick bethany cosentino and her band best coast for a chipper cover of that old welsh witch, “rhiannon.” npr has got the stream.

also be on the lookout for bethany to team with iggy popfor a song called “boot and rally” on the july 8th episode of true blood.

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fleetwood mac tribute album ft the kills, lykke li, mgmt & more (2012)

in the same vein as last year’s buddy holly tribute rave on, fleetwood mac are set to have an entire album’s worth of covers, both well-known and obscure, devoted to them. acts such as lykke li, billy gibbons, the new pornographers, the kills, mgmt, and more have lent their talents to the lp, many of the songs being radically reworked. hit the jump for the tracklist and contributing bands.

the tribute album is out september 14th.

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video: kurt vile – you make loving fun [live for best show] (2011)

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as if watching kurt vile covering fleetwood mac’s “you make loving fun” isn’t cool enough, he performs the song for philly boy roy (jon wurster of superchunk and mountain goats) and blob sharpling (best show, duh). sheer madness.

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video: the morning benders – dreams [live; fleetwood mac cover; f. andrea estella] (2010)

with a little help from twin sister’s andrea estella, berkeley california’s morning benders fulfill fan requests and take on fleetwood mac’s rumours classic, “dreams,” and do they have it down pat. from the harmonizing to that swashy ride hit that mick fleetwood made epic, it’s a pretty damn flawless cover, made all the more fun by estella’s fun presence.

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atlas sound – walk a thin line [fleetwood mac cover] (2009)

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another in a long line of fleetwood mac covers (colin meloy, bishop allen, vampire weekend, etc…) atlas sound/deerhunter’s bradford cox gives a somber acoustic rendition of “walk a thin line” from the lindsey buckingham-heavy tusk.

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atlas sound – walk a thin line [fleetwood mac]