Why? Today is something a bit different: an anthology cover album for trans rights! The indie label FADER has brought together a bunch of artists, including trans and queer artists I've shared here before, to raise money for the Transgender Law Center, Mermaids UK, and Rainbow Railroad. Buy it on bandcamp to support these organizations!
Where to start?
I mean, if Ezra Furman is doing something, I’m probably going to talk about it. This is probably one of her folksiest tunes, a cover of “12,000 Lines” by Big Thief.
Listening to this all day and probably going to be highlighting some of my favorite tracks for #TransMusicMonday
Because I am a sucker for synthesizers, I am probably listening to blackwinterwells' cover of "Honest Mistake" on repeat for a while....holy cow, she makes this her own and I think it might be the only valid version of this song for now on 🤩
Okay, now that I stopped listening to that on repeat, continuing my listening of the FADER and Friends trans rights anthology fundraiser, and so many of these are amazing.
And Free Range blue me away with this cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks. It was always a song I thought was just alright, but the flourish of their vocals just really brought the feels of this song alive.
I think Hedra Rowan just broke my heart with her cover of "You Don't Love Me When I Cry" by Laura Nyro. She really shows off the startling and powerful range that trans voices are capable of. If you need a moment to sit with your feels, give this a listen today:
Just a reminder, you only have until December 1st to purchase FADER & Friends as part of a fundraiser for trans rights! It's a collection of covers by a bunch of amazing trans and queer musical artists, often of other queer artists!
So if you got some spending money, really encourage you to go out and purchase this wonderful effort that is helping fund the work of those fighting for #TransRights
Importantly, this anthology album is a limited time fundraiser to support trans rights. So give it a listen today, and pick it up before it disappears!
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