Head Like a Kite front man Dave Einmo doesn’t exactly portray himself as an artist with much to say about classic rock. I don’t know if it’s the group’s zany dancing mascots, flying feather boas, or electro-dance-pop orientation that gives me this impression, but appearances aside, Einmo seems to hold a candle for certain veterans of the genre, along with other relics of scenes-gone-by. Bands like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, the Rolling Stones, and Van Halen are all remixed and covered on his latest four-song project, available here as a free download on the band’s website. Sure, maybe the mashup of BOC’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me,” and Sabbath’s “Crazy Train” doesn’t quite have the staying power of any of those originals, but I cracked up to hear Ozzy yodel, “All Aboard!” alongside the iconic cow-bell-tinged anthem, and have probably listened to the track five times already. Einmo’s re-worked “Gimme Shelter” is another luscious, looped-up listen. As free summer downloads go, Covers and Remixes is just as fun to groove to as Einmo’s eager to share it. Check out “Gimme Shelter” below:

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