So, apparently this video has just gone VIRAL. I'm talking over 23 million views in the last few weeks alone. So, I'm probably one of the last people with a computer to talk about it. But, in my humble opinion, it's still well worth posting just in case you a) haven't seen it or b) need to see it again.

A good cover is hard to find. You want it to sound enough like the original so that you still actually enjoy the song, but it needs to have enough character on its own to be even somewhat decent. (This is why karaoke never works or constitutes as a 'cover', because neither of the aforementioned requirements are met.)

This cover stays true enough to the original song but IS PERFORMED WITH ONLY ONE GUITAR.



Apparently these guys have been around for a bit and have gained a bit of notoriety for covering some other songs as well-- they're from Canada, and all I can say is that I'm excited to see what else they've got.

This song is INFECTIOUS. Seriously. It is going to seep its way into your blood until you are dancing like one of the classy ladies in this video.

I'll admit I ignore (read: don't always have time to read) a lot of the promotion-esque emails I get about bands/songs/videos. I try to get through them and listen, and lucky for me and my laziness, I was able to give this Animal Heart track a good listen. Frankly, I don't know that much about the band - which is usually something I'm pretty adamant about before I post. But, there's something about this track that I just don't hate. It's electro-ey, it's dance-ey, it's even sort of slutty. It's like if the guy from Phoenix had better teeth and teamed up with some electro band I don't know the name of. (Sorry, it's really not my genre.)

Anywho, check out the video below.



And, while you're there-make sure you take a look at the REMIX YOUR OWN VERSION thing you can do. Pretty sick if you ask me. Download here