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Anthems for a 17-Year Old Girl" is not an easy track to cover. The original version by Broken Social Scene offers up a twangy banjo overdubbed with Emily Haines' ghostly vocals about none other than the life of a seventeen year old girl. It's both gorgeous and affecting at the same time. Therefore, when I came across Oxford, Mississippi's Young Buffalo and their
ambitious cover of the track I was intrigued. This could go really poorly or potentially go really well. The trio does a magnificent job and you can download their version over at their website in exchange for an email address. Rather than trying to come across with the emotions of a female in their version, they do their best to respect the original and add in their own variety of a adolescent male's point of view.
On their debut
Young Von Prettylips EP, the band goes from down tempo soul to upbeat pop on their opening track "
Only We Can Keep You From Harm" in a quick flash. Their track "Catapilah," the video of which we have included below, includes a soaring chorus comparable to something like that of Young the Giant. The trio has all the pop elements to blow up via the internet and touring with other up and coming bands like Wu Lyf and The Vaccines will only help this group grow even more.
