FADER has released FADER & Friends Vol. 1, a real star-studded covers compilation benefitting charities fighting for transgender rights.
There’s a whole lot in these 44 tracks, but here are just a few notable highlights: CoSign alums Wednesday recorded their rendition of Elliott Smith’s “Christian Brothers,” Rostam covered Lucinda Williams’ “Change the Locks,” Ratboys did The Beatles’ “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” and NNAMDÏ did The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.”
While most of the performers on the compilation — including Caroline Rose and Joanna Stenberg, who covered each other — are relative newcomers, the crop of songs constitute a vast timeline. There are covers of Big Thief, Perfume Genius, and Ethel Cain mixed together with songs by Stevie Wonder, ABBA, Tina Turner, and Selena. There’s even an old English folk song (courtesy of Helena Deland).
FADER & Friends Vol. 1 will be available exclusively on Bandcamp for the month of November only, with proceeds going towards the Transgender Law Center, Mermaids U.K., and Rainbow Railroad. See the tracklist and stream the album below, and purchase it on Bandcamp here.
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FADER & Friends Vol. 1 Tracklist:
1. A Real Hero (College cover) — 8485
2. Falling Apart (Slow Pulp cover) — Babehoven
3. Michael & His Slipper Tree (The Equals cover) — Being Dead
4. Dreaming of You (Selena cover) — Bernice
5. Honest Mistake (The Bravery cover) — blackwinterwells
6. Don’t You Ever (Joanna Sternberg cover) — Caroline Rose
7. It’s No Secret (Kylie Minogue cover) — DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
8. Joy Inside My Tears (Stevie Wonder cover) — Dougie Poole
9. That Way (The Go Betweens cover) — Ducks Ltd.
10. Everlong (Foo Fighters cover) — Ellis
11. 12,000 Lines (Big Thief cover) — Ezra Furman
12. Violet (Hole cover) — Filth Is Eternal
13. Memory Lame (Jim O’Rourke cover) — Finom
14. Tai Shan (Rush cover) — Fire-Toolz
15. Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks cover) — Free Range
16. The Best (Tina Turner cover) — Georgia Anne Muldrow
17. Touch (Shura cover) — Hannah Georgas
18. You Don’t Love Me When I Cry (Laura Nyro cover) — Hedra Rowan
19. Newcastle (English folk song) — Helena Deland
20. If It Wasn’t For The Nights (ABBA cover) — Jane Inc
21. Everywhere I Go I Bring the Rain (Caroline Rose cover) — Joanna Sternberg
22. American Teenager (Ethel Cain cover) — Johan Lenox
23. I’m So Tired (Fugazi cover) — Lala Lala
24. We Belong Together (Mariah Carey cover) — Lucy Liyou
25. Woman Here (Ada Lea cover) — Madeline Kenney
26. Off You (The Breeders cover) — Miss Grit
27. That’s Not My Name (The Ting Tingz cover) [Recorded in 2017] — Model/Actriz
28. Hard To Say I’m Sorry (Chicago cover) — Nana Lourdes
29. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (The Beach Boys cover) — NNAMDÏ
30. Oh Me (Meat Puppets cover) — PACKS
31. Jumbo (Underworld cover) — Pendant
32. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles cover) — Ratboys
33. Change the Locks (Lucinda Williams cover) — Rostam
34. Killed by Death (Mötorhead cover) — RVG
35. Shout To The Top (The Style Council cover) — Scott Hardware
36. A Better Son/Daughter (Rilo Kiley cover) — Shalom
37. Hanging By A Moment (Lifehouse cover) — Slow Pulp
38. Talk Tonight (Oasis cover) — Smut
39. I Drive A Lot (Starflyer 59 cover) — Strange Weekend
40. Untitled (Interpol cover) — Thanks for Coming
41. Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight (Tiny Tim cover) — The Scary Jokes
42. Christian Brothers (Elliott Smith cover) — Wednesday
43. Describe (Perfume Genius cover) — Wild Pink
44. Song to the Siren (This Mortal Coil cover) — Ydegirl
