Ahead of this year's Mercury prize, DiS in partnership with Naim Audio's new wireless music system, mu-so, will help you GoDeeper into 2014's nominated albums. Today, we would like to turn your attention to the blues-rock hurricane that is two times nominee Anna Calvi. Visit our Mercury mini-site for our review of her new record, plus more coverage of all of this year's nominees.

Anna Calvi's 'Lynchian' take on rambunctious rock has become a prism for her to shine new light on some classic songs.

Ahead of next week's Mercury prize (the second time she's been nominated), we thought it high time, especially considering that she released a covers EP entitled Strange Weather back in July, that as many of her reworkings were compiled in one place, offering a taste of what she's into and what it is about her music that has the likes of Brian Eno who said she's "the best thing since Patti Smith," and Nick Cave in awe of her forceful blues ditties.

These covers veer through the ages, and it seems she's figured out how to make even the most well known songs totally her own.

'Naughty Girl' by Beyonce

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'The Wall' by The Invisible

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'Papi Pacify' by FKA Twigs

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'Wolf Like Me' by Tv on the Radio

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'Strange Weather' by Keren Ann

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'Surrender' by Elvis Presley

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'Fire' by Bruce Springsteen

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'Jezebel' by Edith Piaf

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'Joan of Arc' by Leonard Cohen

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'Baby It's You' by The Shirelles

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As made famous by The Beatles:

I'm The Man, That Will Find You by Connan Mockasin

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'Foxy Lady' by Jimi Hendrix

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Mercury Interview

Related Reading

1) New Statesman: Anna Calvi: Suddenly catapulted from relative unknown to one of the most well-respected musicians in the business
2) NME: The Music Of Twin Peaks Dissected: What Does 'Lynchian' Actually Mean?
3) CoverMeSongs - a blog dedicated to covers
4) DiS: In Photos: Anna Calvi live at The Troxy by Andrew Novell

You will find plenty more coverage of all of this year's nominees on our Mercury Prize 2014 mini-site.