Even if Ben Folds snubbed them, after serving up instrument-free Vampire Weekend and Grizzly Bear the Carleton Singing Knights from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota show us that, once again, they have their finger on what’s really (really) popular in indie rock at any given moment. (Though, hey, why no “My Girls”? Oh, right.) This time they hit us with Bitte Orca opener “Cannibal Resource.” Main difference from DP’s version? They have a beat box guy. Bigger than that? There are no girls. Because this is collegiate a cappella. (Just kidding. Nice job, guys.)
If you want more, this last outing also birthed arrangements of New Pornographers and My Morning Jacket, among others (Boyz II Men). The clips are at YouTube. Many moons ago, they did this:
Thanks Colin for the tip!
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I bet Dirty Projectors flipped when they heard this.
nice one asshole
I would feel like I did something wrong if my music was ever performed by a college a capella group.
amazing! and even more impressive the song’s not been out for that long!!
yeah, it leaked *only* like 6 months ago!
check out their version of my morning jacket – wordless chorus, performed at the same show and uploaded today also. soooo good.
PFT. Do Temecular Sunrise. Now THAT’D be impressive.
God the Fleet Foxes cover is cringe inducing.
Don’t they normally require that you have some sort of a sense of pitch before they let you join an a cappella group?
I bet the Dirty Projectors are rolling over in their graves right now!
My dear Johnny Anon, the Dirty Projectors aren’t dead.
Dave Longstreth just creamed his shorts.
Unfortunately this is how not to do it below
http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=Awla9mvPjxw
but “johnny anon’s comment,” i heard there was a highway pileup car accident! But maybe you’re right cuz its so soon they haven’t been buried yet. Can we agree on that?
dweeb-o-rama
Could these guys sing that tune while flipping their van??
i really hate this
Is collegiate a cappella Girl Talk next? I hope so!
i now realize that tan khaki shorts = momjeans for guys
A Capella groups love baggy jeans and cargo shorts
POCKETS HAVE SO MUCH UTILITY
also
does anyone else think
that a capella groups
DO NOT
constitute music?
a: do you have problems fitting irony in your tight white hipster jeans?
If Fleet Foxes can do their songs a capella WITHOUT a beat boxer, why can’t these dudes?
Seriously, lose the beat boxer. It’s bad.
I can’t even pretend not to hate this.
epic fail
shall we pray they do not touch the getty address?