The National’s Matt Berninger recently teamed up with St. Vincent to cover Crooked Fingers’ “Sleep All Summer.” Quite the indie dream pairing, huh? Aside from the addition of some gentle horns, it’s a fairly straightforward and lovely cover that can be found alongside a bunch of other great tunes on Merge’s 20th anniversary album, Score!.

MP3s:
St. Vincent & The National - “Sleep All Summer”
Crooked Fingers - “Sleep All Summer”

The Flaming Lips and fellow OKC artists Stardeath and White Dwarfs have put together an ace cover of Madonna’s 1984 single “Borderline” for the compilation Covered, A Revolution In Sound. The eclectic album also features contributions from The Black Keys (yay!), Disturbed (nay!), and Adam Sandler (wha’???).

MP3:
The Flaming Lips (w/ Stardeath And White Dwarfs) - “Borderline” (Madonna cover)

For the group’s recent Daytrotter session, the Spinto Band broke out an ace cover/mash-up of “Give Me Just A Little More Time.” Listen carefully and you’ll catch the guys mashing Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape” in the middle of the song and Thin Lizzy’s “Boys Are Back In Town” at the end.

MP3s:
The Spinto Band - “Give Me Just A Little More Time”
Chairmen Of The Board - “Give Me Just A Little More Time”

MGMT has recently received a lot of cover love (and earned The Kooks a spot on Hypeful’s favorite covers of 2008). So, please to enjoy two more MGMT covers courtesy of Little Boots and Ben Lee taking on “Time to Pretend” and “Kids” respectively!

MP3s:
Little Boots - “Time to Pretend” (MGMT Cover)
Ben Lee - “Kids” (MGMT Cover)

NJ piano-man/singer-songwriter Ian McGlynn deserves serious kudos for his gorgeously sparse take on The National’s “Mistaken For Strangers” (featured on his recent Memorial Day Parade EP). Gone is Matt Berninger’s boozed-out baritone replaced by McGlynn’s gently enunciated falsetto, transforming the darkly sardonic tune into a lovely lullabye for the lonely. Do check it out, along with “Small Town, Big Hearts” (an original tune from McGlynn’s recent LP, This Is The Sound).

MP3:
Ian McGlynn - “Mistaken For Strangers” (The National cover)
The National - “Mistaken For Strangers”

BONUS MP3:
Ian McGlynn - “Small Town, Big Hearts”