As a band becoming well-known on an increasing basis for their frequent covers at gigs, Arcade Fire have done it once again, this time in Edmonton, Alberta on Monday night covering Huey Lewis and the News' 'Back in Time' as featured in 1985's 'Back to the Future'. 

Switching lead vocalist duties to Will Butler, they were handed over again to brother Win as the cover transitioned into the band's own hit 'Here Comes the Night Time'. Since the cover was performed, it has come to light that the song was performed in tribute to 'Back to the Future' star Michael J. Fox who was born in Edmonton. 

Words Lauren Wade

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Birmingham four-piece Peace have had an incredible 2013 - now rounding things off with a festive spin on Wham!'s classic Christmas hit 'Last Christmas'. Currently touring the UK as part of their biggest headline tour to date, the band have kicked things off in style with a celebratory video to accompany their cover version of the festive tune.

Frontman Harry Koisser released a statement explaining how their cover came to be, saying "About a week before it's beginning, we realised our approaching UK tour ran straight in to the belly of the Christmas period. Despite our Scrugicidal Tendencies, we found ourselves in a bout of excitement. A miracle perhaps?

Anyway, we ended up pit deep in the festive moment and guided by the spiritual production of Blaine Harrison, we recorded a festive cover and shot some video doing it.

Here it is. Have a wonderful December xxxx"

Watch Peace's cover of 'Last Christmas' below and check out their remaining tour dates.

December

03 - East Village Arts Club, Liverpool

05 - Academy, Oxford

06 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (SOLD OUT)

07 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London

08 - Pyramid, Portsmouth

10 - Waterfront, Norwich

11 - Ritz, Manchester

12 - Anson Rooms, Bristol

13 - Academy, Birmingham

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It's not often a cover version comes along that's better than it's original, but Brummie four-piece Peace have done exactly that on their cover of Disclosure's White Noise. Recorded back in June for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, the track has only surfaced recently on the group's SoundCloud account; what a treat. Their initial Live Lounge recording featured brief flashes of Pink Floyd which have now been removed from this latest cut, but their psych-tinged cover still hits all of the right spots. Listen to it here:
 

 

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