The Hold Steady, “Atlantic City” [Bruce Springsteen Cover]
And, sure, the Hold Steady covering Springsteen ain’t exactly novel, either, but the context here is alarming: it comes at the end of a long, involved post about a gruesome murder in 1873. Listen to the song while you read the piece and try not to get chills.

Santigold, “Lights Out” [Tepr Remix]
We almost passed this one by, given that the world hasn’t exactly been hurting for Santigold remixes. And then we listened to it: sleek and elegant, Tepr uses pounding piano chords and tiny electronic squiggles to turn everyone’s favorite Bud Lite Lime jingle into a whole new creature.

Lil Wayne & Grizzly Bear, “Two Weeks Til Prom” [Mashup]
At last, a way to make the Lil Wayne rock songs bearable! The pairing of Wayne’s wobbly Auto-Tune and Grizzly Bear’s sky-high harmonies makes a strange and perfect kind of sense.

Florence & the Machine, “Halo” [Beyoncé Cover]
The U.K,’s latest hellraiser quiets down for an effective and affecting cover of this Beyonce heartbreaker.

Four Tet, “Iron Man” [Black Sabbath Cover]
The acoustic setting may make it a bit more like, maybe, Plastic Man, but Four Tet’s quiet reworking of the Sabbath classic has its own weird kind of magic.