Dusted || The 10 Best New Cover Songs Of June 2025
Not all new music is really new, as many artists cover songs. Sometimes these are songs by their favorite artists, eg 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 random order – ten of our favorite covers from last month – links to the pages where you can add them to your wantlist included.
June brought us some worthy cover albums—Rewind by The Feelies, Déjà vu (We Have All Been Here Before) by The Wandering Hearts, and Key Eat Mune – A Tribute To Guided By Voices And Bee Thousand by various artists—but here we highlight the songs that stood out to us the most.
Le Freak || Cover: Neo-Magics || Original: Chic
Neo-Magics’ origins date back some 40 years, but prolific singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nic Dalton (also from Plunderers, Ratcat, Sneeze, Godstar, The Lemonheads, Love Positions, The Sticker Club, etc.) has breathed new life into Sydney’s rock band. He transforms Chic’s 1978 disco hit Le Freak—written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers—into an unrecognizable garage rock stomper with irresistible riffs. Completely different, but very catchy, and still danceable. Out digitally via Nic’s Half A Cow Records.
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