{"id":33431,"date":"2025-08-04T11:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=33431"},"modified":"2025-08-09T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:36:17","slug":"dusted-the-10-best-new-cover-songs-of-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/dusted-the-10-best-new-cover-songs-of-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusted || The 10 Best New Cover Songs Of July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2019d like to put a spotlight on them. Chosen from a wide range, here are \u2013 in random order \u2013 ten of our favorite covers from last month \u2013 links to the pages where you can add them to your wantlist included.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ready for an eclectic selection? Here we go.<\/p>\n

Just Be Simple<\/a> || Cover: MJ Lenderman || Original: Songs: Ohia<\/strong>
\nNext month, Run For Cover Records will release I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina<\/em><\/a>, a 2-LP on which 13 contemporary acts honor the songwriter’s enduring impact. The album couldn’t start off stronger than with this compelling rendition of The Magnolia Electric Co<\/em><\/a>‘s Just Be Simple<\/em> by acclaimed North Carolina-based singer-songwriter\/multi-instrumentalist MJ Lenderman<\/a>. You feel every word he sings cutting through your soul: “It’s always had that ghost who always almost \/\/ Tells me the secret \/| How there’s really no difference in who he was once \/\/ And who he’s become”\u2014tears.<\/p>\n