MpFree: Ben E. King's Spanish Harlem by Linfinity (@ Pianos Tonight)

So we spent the morning rediscovering the excellent Jerry Leiber/Phil Spector song Spanish Harlem: Ben. E. King had his first post-Drifters hit with it in 1961, Aretha Franklin memorably changed the lyrics to it (to “black ’n Spanish Harlem”) 10 years later, and now NYC band Linfinity is following up their cover of the Talking Heads’ Road To Nowhere with a reboot.

With its hazy, faraway sound and frontman Dylan Von Wagner’s David Byrne-esque vocals, it manages to be kind of timeless—it’s easily the moodiest version we’ve heard of the song.**

Best part: They’re giving away the mp3, along with Road to Nowhere and Molly Mar of Rome (off their debut, Martian's Bloom), on their website. Grab all three here.    

You have two chances to catch this affecting chamber outfit live: Linfinity play tonight, as part of the CMJ Music Marathon’s American Myth Showcase. Then they head out on a U.S. tour, but will alight locally on 11/30 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken.

 Pianos, Wednesday 10/20 at 10PM; $Free

--EB

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**We are partial to this libidinous Tom Jones (oxymoron?) cover.

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