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 (only if supported by the artist, so no live videos filmed by the audience or anything like that), here are—in a kind of random order—no less than 40+ successful covers from last month.
Teenage Kicks (The Undertones) by Christina Jean & Her All Stars — digital track (Rum Bar Records)
Starry Eyes (Roky Erickson) by Veronica Falls — from upcoming S/T debut LP deluxe reissue (Slumberland / Bella Union)
The Best of My Love (Eagles) by Patton — from a digital 2-track EP with which the Pattons celebrate their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary (Radiant Radish)
Dimanche matin aka Sunday morning (The Velvet Underground & Nico) by Bandit Voyage & Milla Pluton — from Milla Core 2 EP (Cheptel Records)
Crash (The Primitives) by Hayley and the Crushers — digital track (Kitten Robot Records)
Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric) by The Alices — from The Alices LP
Rockin’ In The Free World (Neil Young) by Lavender Haze — digital track (Monoblack Records)
Like a Hurricane (Neil Young) by My Morning Jacket and Preservation Hall Jazz Band — from upcoming compilation Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of the Blue (City Slang)
Believe (Cher) by DMA’S — live at triple j’s One Night Stand 2026
April Suzanne (Robert Lester Folsom) by Beach House — from April Suzanne 7″ (Anthology Recordings)
Always On My Mind (first released by Gwen McCrae, popularized byElvis Presley) by Josefin Öhrn — from Cherry LP (Eagle Lane Records / Republic of Music)
Lay All Your Love On Me (ABBA) by Sunken Man — from Sunken Man LP (Single Lock Records)
Lodi (Creedence Clearwater Revival) by Brett Newski & the Bad Inventions — from digital single Lodi / Little Things (Nomad Union)
Gloria (Them) by Electric Prawns — from G-Spot 7″ (Pang Pang Records)
No llames más (Protex) by No No No — from No Empujar, No Gritar, No Correr – Demo EP
Do Yourself a Favor (Prince; written by Jesse Johnson and Pepé Willie) by The Tubs — from Hard Life LP (Merge Records)
Fix My Brain (The Marked Men) by Ratboys — SiriusXM Session from Singin’ to an Empty Chair (Deluxe) LP (New West Records)
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ (Nancy Sinatra) by Triple-C — from Triple-C Does Nancy EP (Knuckles On Stun)
When Fantasy Calls (Slade) by Kurt Baker — from digital Wonder Woman single (Wicked Cool Records)
Watch Outside (Mono Men) by Benny J Ward — from split 7″ with Lava Fangs (Cheersquad Records & Tapes)
I Can’t Stop Thinking About It (The Dirtbombs) by Satan Takes A Holiday featuring Shady Lady & the Malefactor and Danne McKenzie — from Covering Our Tracks LP (Icons Creating Evil Art)
Reach For The Sky (Social Distortion) by The Carbomb Parade — from An East Coast Tribute to Social Distortion (Coffin Curse)
Glycerine (Bush) by Ryan Hamilton — from Alternatively – Part 2 EP
Runnin’ Wild (Eddie C. Campbell) by The Gerry Hundt Trio — from One Me For Me LP
Red Dirt Girl (Emmylou Harris) by AJ Lee & Blue Summit — from Cover To Cover LP (Signature Sounds)
Leave the Driving (Neil Young and Crazy Horse) by Cellophane Suckers — from Donkey Inching LP (High Noon Records)
Barstool Blues (Neil Young) by Modest Mouse featuring Califone — from upcoming compiliation Heart of Gold: Volume 3 – Into the Black (Killphonic Records)
Forever Young (Alphaville) by The Rasmus — digital track (Better Noise Music)
What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) by Langhorne Slim — from upcoming compilation Keep Pressing On: 25 Years of Dualtone
Everybody Wants to Rock and Roll (Heart Attack) by Prima Donna — from tribute album Friends of Jesse Malin: I Would Do It For You – Vol. 1 (Wicked Cool Records)
Revolution (The Beatles) by Def Leppard — abandoned TV ad, from upcoming Volume 4 box set (Bludgeon Riffola Limited / Universal)
Don’t Let Me Down (The Beatles) by The Olympians featuring Lee Fields — digital track (Colemine Records)
Pictures of Matchstick Men (Status Quo) by Blake — from Ready, Steady, Quo! EP (Rockhopper Records)
Hava Nagila (traditional) by Egor & The — from Egor & The LP
Paint It, Black (The Rolling Stones) by The Surfrajettes — from Party with The Surfrajettes LIVE! (Hi-Tide Recordings)
How Can I Forget (Jimmy Holiday) by Eli Paperboy Reed — from Getting There LP (Yep Roc Records)
Summer Morning (Jonathan Richman) by The Lost Guests — digital track (Laurie Records)
El Scorcho (Weezer) by Be Still — from This Is Beginning To Hurt – A Tribute To Pinkerton
Wicked Game (Chris Isaak) by Death Valley Dreams — digital track (Better Noise Music)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cindy Lauper) by Spike and the Gimme Gimmes — official live music video; from upcoming Shit The Bed LP (Fat Wreck Chords)
High (The Cure) by Violet Grohl — for triple j’s Like A Version
In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins) by ONEFOUR featuring Jimmy Barnes & Jessica Mauboy — for triple j’s Like A Version
Bonus (album):
Four Louies Live—a 22-minute mash-up of Richard Berry’s Louie Louie and Steve Reich’s Four Organs, performed live—by Bill Orcutt (Palilalia)