Here at Stereogum, we will always fuck with Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche, and you will never hear us say otherwise. I mean, unless he becomes a serial killer or something. In such an instance, you might hear us say that we no longer fuck with Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche. That's a very remote possibility. As far as I know, there is no evidence that Lerche is a singer-songwriter. He is Scandinavian, but that doesn't mean anything. I'm just covering my bases here.

Anyway. Here's one reason that we love Sondre Lerche: Every year around Christmas, he sends Stereogum a new cover of a pop song. Last year, he did Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' " Die With A Smile ." Shortly afterwards, he dropped the surprise EP Turning Up The Heat Again , which included his first new songs in five years.…