Forty-four artists cover some of their favorite songs to benefit charity for ‘Fader + Friends Vol. 1’
In an effort to defend trans rights in the United States, the U.K., and Canada, dozens of artists have recorded cover songs for a new compilation that will raise money for organizations in those countries. Joanna Sternberg recorded Caroline Rose’s “Everywhere I Go I Bring the Rain,” Rostam interpreted Lucinda Williams’ “Change the Locks,” Wednesday took on Elliott Smith’s “Christian Brothers,” and Model/Actriz perform the Ting Tings’ “That’s Not My Name” on the 44-track Fader + Friends Vol. 1 compilation available on Bandcamp for one month, starting today.
One hundred percent of the Andrew Jackson you fork over will be divided between the United States’ Transgender Law Center, the U.K.’s Mermaids, and Canada’s Rainbow Railroad. Other artists featured on the compilation include Nnamdï, Ezra Furman, Caroline Rose, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and many others.
“The rationale for the compilation is simple: to push back against a new moral panic that has overrun the western world,” the label, Fader, said in a statement. “States across the USA are passing a wide range of legislation targeting transgender youth and adults, blocking their access to procedures and medicines that affirm gender identity, and libeling the community as a threat to the physical safety of children. Politicians in the United Kingdom are following suit, and Canada is far from immune. This poisonous rhetoric has translated into an epidemic of violence against the trans community that shows no signs of going away on its own. The war against trans people is not a metaphorical one; we need to loudly affirm which side we’re on.”
Chicago Mastering donated its services for the project.
Fader + Friends Vol. 1 Track List:
1. 8485 – “A Real Hero” (College)
2. Babehoven – “Falling Apart” (Slow Pulp)
3. Being Dead – “Michael & His Slipper Tree” (The Equals)
4. Bernice – “Dreaming of You” (Selena)
5. Blackwinterwells – “An Honest Mistake” (The Bravery)
6. Caroline Rose – “Don’t You Ever” (Joanna Sternberg)
7. DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ – “It’s No Secret” (Kylie Minogue)
8. Dougie Poole – “Joy Inside My Tears” (Stevie Wonder)
9. Ducks Ltd. – “That Way” (The Go-Betweens)
10. Ellis – “Everlong” (Foo Fighters)
11. Ezra Furman – “12,000 Lines” (Big Thief)
12. Filth Is Eternal – “Violet” (Hole)
13. Finom – “Memory Lame” (Jim O’Rourke)
14. Fire-Toolz feat. Sling Beam – “Tai Shan” (Rush)
15. Free Range – “Waterloo Sunset” (The Kinks)
16. Georgia Anne Muldrow – “The Best” (Tina Turner)
17. Hannah Georgas – “Touch” (Shura)
18. Hedra Rowan – “You Don’t Love Me When I Cry” (Laura Nyro)
19. Helena Deland – “Newcastle” (Irish folk song)
20. Jane Inc. – “If It Wasn’t for the Nights” (ABBA)
21. Joanna Sternberg – “Everywhere I Go I Bring the Rain” (Caroline Rose)
22. Johan Lenox – “American Teenager” (Ethel Cain)
23. Lala Lala – “I’m So Tired” (Fugazi)
24. Lucy Liyou – “We Belong Together” (Mariah Carey)
25. Madeline Kenney – “Woman, Here” (Ada Lea)
26. Miss Grit – “Off You” (The Breeders)
27. Model/Actriz – “That’s Not My Name” (The Ting Tings) [Recorded in 2017]
28. Nana Lourdes – “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” (Chicago)
29. Nnamdï – “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” (The Beach Boys)
30. Packs – “Oh Me” (Meat Puppets)
31. Pendant – “Jumbo” (Underworld)
32. Ratboys – “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (The Beatles)
33. Rostam – “Change the Locks” (Lucinda Williams)
34. RVG – “Killed by Death” (Motörhead)
35. Scott Hardware – “Shout to the Top” (The Style Council)
36. Shalom – “A Better Son/Daughter” (Rilo Kiley)
37. Slow Pulp – “Hanging by a Moment” (Lifehouse)
38. Smut – “Talk Tonight” (Oasis)
39. Strange Weekend – “I Drive a Lot” (Starflyer)
40. thanks for coming – “Untitled” (Interpol)
41. The Scary Jokes – “Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight” (Tiny Tim)
42. Wednesday – “Christian Brothers” (Elliott Smith)
43. Wild Pink – “Describe” (Perfume Genius)
44. Ydegirl – “Song to the Siren” (This Mortal Coil/Tim Buckley)