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The Best Cover Songs of October 2023

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Oct 312023

Deer Tick – Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover)

“For me, ‘Dancing in the Dark’ isn’t a song about romance, but instead a desperate plea to break out of some degraded, stagnant situation. The narrator is filled with angst, self doubt, and the only way out is to the sheer force of unwavering will power,” says Deer Tick guitarist/vocalist Ian O’Neil. “Bruce really shows us who he is on this one and it looks an awful lot like the rest of us.”

Die Sauerkrauts Polka Band — Now That’s What I Call Polka! (Weird Al cover)

There are a lot of Weird Al covers out there (okay, maybe not a lot, but more than you might think). This is new though. This band didn’t cover one of Weird Al’s parodies. They didn’t even cover a Weird Al original, like “Dare to Be Stupid.” They covered one of his polka medleys (a subject I interviewed Al about in Cover Me the book—excerpt at The AV Club). Meaning, they covered polka versions of hits by Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Gotye, and many more, all in a brisk medley. A very silly music video brings it home. Continue reading »

Pendulum Creates Electro-Rock Cover of Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero”

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Oct 252023

Pendulum is an Austrian electronic rock band, and lately, they’ve been mixing it up a little. This version of Taylor Swift’s hit “Anti-Hero” has vocals that are a bit Bastille-y, percussion reminiscent of traditional drum&bass, and tight-knit guitars. Put it all together, and it is safe to say that this is not your average pop cover of TSwift. Continue reading »

Counting Crows Cover Taylor Swift’s “The 1” with Piano and Accordion

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Sep 072023

Counting Crows is currently on tour with Dashboard Confessional in their Banshee Season Tour. At one of their most recent stops, Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, the band decided to play a Taylor Swift cover. But for those who closely follow Counting Crows, this should be no surprise, as lead singer Adam Duritz has recently found a deep appreciation for the female pop idol. Several months ago in an interview with Nuvo Duritz said: Continue reading »

The Maine Releases Light-as-Air Cover of Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer”

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Jul 262023

Pop-punk quintet The Maine always seems to have a gentle and melodic with impeccable harmonies, and this cover of Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” is no different. According to Alt Press, Maine’s vocalist John O’Callaghan had said “We couldn’t get tickets for Taylor Swift’s tour, so we decided to cover ‘Cruel Summer so we can have our own concert on the tour bus.” Continue reading »

The Best Cover Songs of June 2023

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Jul 032023

Aaron Taos ft. Jordana — Under Control (The Strokes cover)

Aaron Taos says: “When Jordana and I met for the first time, we realized very quickly that we both shared an obsession with the Strokes. What’s more surprising is that we also share the same favorite Strokes song, “Under Control,” an album cut off of their second LP Room On Fire. Naturally, we decided that we had to cover this amazing tune. Reimagined as a minimalist duet, this slow burn produced by Blake Richardson (formerly artist Sage Baptiste) also comes with a lo-fi vid shot in Brooklyn, NY. We just want to make Julian Casablancas proud.” Continue reading »

Royston Club Bring Welsh Swagger to Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”

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Jun 202023

When Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham AFC, an ailing football team based on the Welsh Border, it raised the profile of the team immeasurably. But the City where the squad is based has many other things going on. Fresh off the release of their first album indie-rock quartet Royston Club, Wrexhamites all, bring us a new cover of Taylor Swift‘s “You Belong With Me.” Continue reading »