The Ledge #701: Covers

I always love when tracks show up just hours before the show, and that's what happened with this all-covers episode. As I've said many times before, I have a folder on my laptop where I toss in new cover tunes whenever I come across them. When the folder is full, that's when it's time for a show.

That's exactly what happened, this time around. With this week's release of the new album by The Damned where they remake tracks that the recently deceased Brian James loved, I saw the following post on Instagram:

"Fret Rattles are excited to announce the release of our third full-length studio LP, titled "As the World Falls Apart." It features thirteen tracks and comes in at the furious pace of 36 minutes. The LP was recorded in 2024 and 2025 at Flowers Studio (Minneapolis, MN) and Ecstattic Studio (St. Paul, MN) by our long-time producer Ali Jaafar."

A tracklist accompanied the post that indicated the new album was going to include two cover tunes, so I immediately sent a DM to requst their inclusion in tonight's broadcast. They agreed, and in the early afternoon I received an email that included their explosive cover of "What Love Is" by The Dead Boys, where the band is accompanied by Minneapolis legend Rob Tossava.

This tune really set the stage for two hours of fabulous revved up reamkes, including contributions from a number of Rum Bar Records acts, double shots from Eater and Pink Fairies, and a set dedicated to the recent box sets by The Replacements and Husker Du!

What track did you dig the most?

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1. Fret Rattles - What Love Is

2. Brad Marino - Between Planets

3. Kurt Baker - My Brave Face

4. Duck & Cover - What Is Life

5. The Dogs - Are You A Boy or A Girl

6. Speedtwinn - Bye Bye Love

7. The Replacements - 20th Century Boy

8. The Replacements - Help Me Rhonda/Little G.T.O. 

9. Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High

10. Hüsker Dü - Love Is All Around

11. Hüsker Dü - Sunshine Superman

12. Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders - Short Lives

13. Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders - Wreckless Crazy

14. FUZZ - Till The End Of The Day

15. Cool Whip - Emily

16. CTMF - (I'm) Stranded

17. Thee Headcoatees - The KKK Took My Baby Away  

18. Thee Headcoatees - He's Gonna Kill That Girl  

19. The Chains - California Sun

20. Beatnik Termites - I Can't Explain

21. The Putz - Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)

22. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Oh No

23. Scaffolding - Game of Pricks

24. Superchunk - I Don't Want To Get Over You

25. The Damned - I'm Not Like Everybody Else

26. The Damned - You Must Be a Witch

27. Eater - Your Generation

28. Eater - New Rose

29. Pink Fairies - Rosalyn

30. Pink Fairies - Cracked Actor

31. Rich Hope - Looking for Lewis and Clark

32. Supersuckers - Rocket 69

33. The Wild Giraffes - Good Times

34. S.U.G.A.R. - My Pal

35. Goin' Places - Johnny B. Goode