The Best Cover Songs of May 2026

Banda AL9 — I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Ramones cover)

Chris Stapleton — Living in the Promiseland (Willie Nelson cover)

Gallus — Letter From America (The Proclaimers cover)

J Mascis — Formal Introduction (fIREHOSE cover)

James Blake – The Drugs Don’t Work (The Verve cover)

Jason Isbell w/ Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings — Paradise (John Prine cover)

Kacey Musgraves – Kill Bill (SZA cover)

Kevin Morby — Texas When You Go (John Callahan cover)

Mackenzie Shivers – One Headlight (The Wallflowers cover)

Matt Corby — Dracula (Tame Impala cover)

Nicholas Krgovich — Gave It a Name (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Seu Jorge ft. Beck — River Man (Nick Drake cover)

Social Distortion — Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)

They Might Be Giants – Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) (The Raspberries cover)

The Tubs — Fade to Black (Metallica cover)

Vines ft. Helado Negro — Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Vitesse X – Take A Picture (Filter cover)

Xiu Xiu — In Heaven (Eraserhead cover)

Check out previous months’ best covers lists.

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