A very early live cover of Bon Iver's beautiful "Holocene." (Just lead vocals & guitar.)

All parts played/sung simultaneously, recorded live on a Zoom H4n, with no pitch correction in pre- or post-production.

Holocene - Bon Iver  (an early cover by The Playback)

A live cover of Gabrielle Aplin's "Light up the Dark"--performed by The Playback.

All parts played/sung simultaneously, recorded live on a Zoom H4n, with no pitch correction in pre- or post-production... Admittedly, though, we did have a rather heavy finger on the reverb here, lol.

Light up the Dark - Gabrielle Aplin  (an early cover by The Playback)

Recorded *live* on a Zoom h4n digital recorder--with no processing or pitch correction of any kind (just a little reverb ;).

Valerie - Amy Winehouse  (an early cover by The Playback)

This cover of Alessia Cara's "Here" was recorded way back when The Playback was just a duo (!).  It's true, we are usually a four-piece band these days (lead vocalist; guitarist; drummer; electric bassist), but this track reminds us of those early days...

(*This track was recorded live & shotgun-style on a Zoom h4n. We use no sound editing or pitch correction of any kind.  :)

Elektra Petrucci on vocals; Robert Artinian on acoustic guitar.

Here - Alessia Cara  (our first cover -- 2017)

A live cover of Sara Bareilles's "Bottle It Up"-performed by The Playback.

(*Recorded live & all parts simultaneously on a Zoom h4n. We use no sound editing or pitch correction of any kind--just some reverb. :)

Bottle It Up - Sara Bareilles  (acoustic cover by The Playback)

A live cover of Kelsea Ballerini's "Yeah Boy"--performed by The Playback.

(*Recorded live & all parts simultaneously on a Zoom h4n.  We use no sound editing or pitch correction of any kind--just some reverb.  :)

Yeah Boy - Kelsea Ballerini  (acoustic cover by The Playback)

Begun as an acoustic duo in 2017, The Playback is a four-piece, Detroit-area band that crafts cool covers of popular songs from all genres.   

Since our inception, we've had a flair for up-tempo and catchy covers. And though we've begun to write original music, we still specialize in crafting cool covers of popular songs from nearly every musical genre (e.g., pop/rock, r&b, country, jazz, Motown, classic rock, folk, indie, whatever!).   

To get in touch, message us here or on Facebook.  We’re always looking for new ideas for cool covers--so feel free to pitch us suggestions!  Thanks for listening!  - 💙 The Playback 

Members:
     Elektra Petrucci (lead vocals)
     Robert Artinian (guitar & backup vocals)
     Greg Johnstone (drums & backup vocals)
     Rhonda Kersey (electric bass)

(Note:  As most of the acoustic tracks featured here were recorded while working as a trio, we owe a special debt to Steve Matz for his peerless percussion work on so many of these.)

Some videos of recent shows here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KeIkHiAobJ9TCv4BqzMHA?

Our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/theplaybackdetroit/


Songs we've covered often:
- I Want You Back/ABC  (The Jackson 5)
- P.Y.T  (Michael Jackson)
- Rock with You  (Michael Jackson)
- Man in the Mirror  (Michael Jackson)
- Smooth (Santana/Rob Thomas)
- Crazy  (Gnarls Barkley)
- Mercy (Duffy)
- Stitches  (Shawn Mendes)
- No Diggity  (Blackstreet - feat. Dr. Dre)
- American Girl  (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
- Free Fallin’  (Tom Petty/John Mayer ver.)
- All I Do  (Stevie Wonder)
- Isn't She Lovely  (Stevie Wonder)
- I Wanna Dance w/ Smbdy  (Whitney Houston)
- How Will I Know  (Whitney Houston)
- Creep  (Radiohead)
- Whenever, Wherever  (Shakira)
- Sledgehammer  (Peter Gabriel)
- Kiss  (Prince)
- Fell in Love with a Boy  (Joss Stone)
- Back to Black  (Amy Winehouse)
- Valerie  (Amy Winehouse)
- Mr. Magic  (Amy Winehouse)
- Here  (Alessia Cara)
- Criminal (Fiona Apple)
- Who Knew  (Pink)
- Shape of You  (Ed Sheeran)
- Feel It Still  (Portugal. The Man)
- Faith  (George Michael)
- Rolling in the Deep  (Adele)
- Umbrella  (Rihanna)
- You’re All I Need to Get By  (M. Gaye/T. Terrell)
- Yeah Boy  (Kelsea Ballerini)
- Dibs  (Kelsea Ballerini)
- In Your Atmosphere  (John Mayer)
- Who Says  (John Mayer)
- Time after Time  (Cyndi Lauper/P!nk ver.)
- Price Tag  (Jessie J)
- In the Waiting Line  (Zero 7)
- Don't Stop Believing  (Journey) 
- Stone in Love  (Journey)
- Somebody to Love  (Queen)
- Hotel California  (The Eagles)
- You Shook Me All Night Long  (AC/DC)
- Long Way to the Top  (AC/DC)
- Come Together  (The Beatles)
- Love Story  (Taylor Swift)
- Mine  (Taylor Swift)
- Roxanne (The Police)
- Just Friends  (Ernie Halter)
- Like I’m Gonna Lose You  (M. Trainor/J. Legend)
- Always Be My Baby  (Mariah Carey)
- Love on Top  (Beyonce)
- Gonna Get Over You  (Sara Bareilles)
- Bottle It Up  (Sara Bareilles)
- King of Anything  (Sara Bareilles)
- Stuck in the Middle with You  (Stealers Wheel)
- Owner of a Lonely Heart  (Yes)
- Gotta Be  (Des'ree)
- Strong Enough  (Sheryl Crow)
- Yellow  (Coldplay)
- Just What I Needed  (The Cars)

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