Not all new music is really new, as many artists cover songs. Sometimes these are songs by their favorite artists, e.g. as a tribute to such a musical hero for a special reason, or they simply feel that a song deserves to be dusted and polished to reacquaint fans with great songs from the past. Other times, bands cover songs as a parody. Regardless of intent, some of those cover versions are so good or so much fun, we’d like to put a spotlight on them. Chosen from a wide range, here are—in a kind of random order—a bunch of successful covers from last month—links to pages where you can add them to your wantlist included.
Can’t Seem To Make You Mine (The Seeds) by Sky Saxon — from The King Of Garage Rock LP (Cleopatra Records)
Working Too Hard (Paul Collins’ Beat) by SOFTJAW — digital track (Dandy Boy Records)
Put the Message in the Box (World Party) by Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats — from Put the Message in the Box / Migrations 7″ (Cadmean Dawn)
St. Louis (Easybeats) by Asteroid B612 — from Fallen Slow 7″ (Folc Records)
I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses) by Turnstile — for triple j’s Like A Version
Long Tall Sally (Little Richard) by Guitar Wolf — from More Jet LP (Goner Records / Sorcerer Records)
Untitled (The Saints) by Wild Billy Childish & CTMF — from House On Fire LP (Damaged Goods Records)
For the Fret (The Kids) by Kotskat — from 50 Years The Kids EP (Belly Button Records)
Pulling Teeth (Green Day) by Borderlines — digital track
Anti-Hero (Taylor Swift) by Middle-Aged Queers — from upcoming Greatest Hits LP (Sell The Heart Records)
Love Song (The Damned) by The Dandy Warhols — from Pin Ups LP (Beat The World / Little Cloud Records)
Karate Man (The Super Friendz) by The Boojums — from Scott Pilgrim / Karate Man 7″ (Having Fun Records)
Fantastic Life (The Fall) by David Christian — from Fantastic Lives! LP
Game Of Pricks (Guided By Voices) by Career Woman — digital track (Lauren Records)
A Rainy Night In Soho (The Pogues) by Bruce Springsteen — from upcoming compilation 20th Century Paddy – The Songs Of Shane MacGowan (Rubyworks)
My Hometown (Bruce Springsteen) by Nathaniel Rateliff — from Lovers EP (Fantasy Records)
Drift Away (John Henry Kurtz, popularized by Dobie Gray) by Jesper Lindell feat. Phil Campbell — from 3614 Jackson Highway LP (Yep Roc Records)
Who Loves The Sun (Velvet Underground) by Matt Berninger & Rosanne Cash — digital track
Black Boys on Mopeds ( Sinéad O’Connor) by Fontaines D.C. — from HELP(2) compilation (War Child Records)
Insight (Joy Division) by Bonner Kramer & Thurston Moore — from upcoming They Came Like Swallows LP (Silver Current Records)
One Headlight (The Wallflowers) by Brett Newski & the Bad Inventions — digital track
How Soon Is Now (The Smiths) by Pedal Steel Noah — digital track (Lightning Rod Records)
Who Knows (Daniel Caesar) by Lucy Dacus — for triple j’s Like A Version
Come As You Are (Nirvana) by Pascal Comelade — from upcoming Métaphysique Du Hit-Parade LP (Week—End Records)
My Favorite Things (Julie Andrews) by Pipiolas — from self-titled LP (Elefant Records)
Paint it Black (The Rolling Stones) by Los Dedos — digital track
Light My Fire (The Doors) by Big Boss Man — from Join The Jet Set LP (Spinout Nuggets)
Transmission (Joy Division) by H. Jon Benjamin & Eugene Mirman — from Bob’s Burgers
Check out our Dusted playlist on Spotify for more worthy cover songs.