20. Maneater by Rooney (Hall and Oates)
19. Remain in Light by Angelique Kidjo (track-for-track cover of seminal Talking Heads album)
It’s probably fitting for an African woman born in Nigeria and raised in Paris to give a West African flavor to an album by some white Americans who made an album of alternative new wave songs heavily influenced by world music. It kind of brings it all full circle.
18. The Sounds of Silence by Disturbed
17. I’m On Fire by Soccer Mommy (Bruce Springsteen)
16. Mixtape by Mark Erelli (soft indie rock covers)
15. The Stacks: Songs From The Oasis
A benefit compilation of covers of songs that appeared in the Ready, Player One novel. Several are really, really good. Like Belcurve’s take on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheep and Three is a Magic Number (Schoolhouse Rock) by Boodan and his Swamp Thing. Oh, and Go Fever’s Billy Idol rocks hard aF.
14. What’s Love Got to Do With It? By Hailey Tuck (Tina Turner)
13. Borderline by Tommy Emmanuel and Amanda Shires (Madonna)
A great update of a classic pop song, with a really, really smart video.
12. Metal by Poppy (Gary Numan)
Basically, it’s the same as the original only with a lot more edge. A fantastic update.
11. Learning to Fly by Kurt Vile (Tom Petty)
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