With frank ocean busily enjoying his time in the limelight, Greg Dulli’s wailing soul-rock band, the Afghan Whigs have taken the opportunity to capitalize on the rising R&B star’s inflated trending stats with their cover of “Lovecrimes.” Originally released as an upbeat, jazzy track on ocean’s 2011 debut Nostalgia, Ultra, the Whigs’s tempered, melancholy rendition has become a staple on the “Masters of the Soul Scream” reformation tour and has now been immortalized as a studio cut. Known for their odd but mesmerizing covers (see previous link), Dulli & Co.’s reimagining gives due kudos to ocean and radiates in its own verdant aura.

STREAM: Afghan Whigs – “Lovecrimes” (Frank Ocean Cover)