[mp3] Julia Easterlin preps for CMJ, covers Radiohead + the Pixies with Paul Kolderie

Armed with a vocal dance and a cavalry of loops, drums, drones and beats, JULIA EASTERLIN is heading down to the Dirty Apple for CMJ with a full slate of Massachusetts pride. The recent Berklee College of Music graduate teamed up with Paul Kolderie for two tracks on the school's Under The Influence covers record, lending her solo spellbinding take on tracks by THE PIXIES and RADIOHEAD. Kolderie oversaw the project and used the same console he used to record the Pixies' Surfer Rosa and Radiohead's Pablo Honey, also putting to use some of the original amps, pre-amps, and mics.

DOWNLOAD: Julia Easterlin "There There (Radiohead cover)" [mp3]

DOWNLOAD: Julia Easterlin "Break My Body (Pixies cover)" [mp3]

Easterlin, a Georgia native who graduated in May and turned heads at Lollapalooza over the summer, performs at Berklee's fifth annual CMJ Music Marathon showcase this Friday, October 21 at the Bowery Poetry Club. The show, featuring a conbination of alumni and student artists, includes Endangered Speeches, Sarah Rabdau and Self-Employed Assassins, Bleu, Electric Touch, Particle Zoo, and Da'Rayia, and runs in conjunction with the school's student-run label, Heavy Rotation Records.

For a taste of the action, check out Berklee's CMJ Showcase Sampler on Bandcamp: