The FADER’s transgender charity covers compilation FADER & Friends Volume 1 is out now, available exclusively on Bandcamp until December 1, 2023.
100% of the proceeds go towards the Transgender Law Center, Mermaids, and Rainbow Railroad. Throughout the month of November, we’re speaking to the artists who contributed to the 44-song collection about the songs they covered.
One of the most beloved songs in history, "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks isn't some unapproachable monolith that's impossible to cover: for almost any band with a guitar and an interest in rock, performing the song is more akin to getting in touch with their lineage.
Sofia Jensen a.k.a. Free Range approaches their acoustic-driven cover with that requisite familiarity while smoothing out the edges to emphasize the serenity at the heart of the track.
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