A new cover from the upcoming Undercover on the Streets: A Vagrant Records Tribute Comp, due out 20 May 2022 via Wiretap Records and Friend Club Records, has been released. This time around it is Talk Show Host channeling The Hold Steady‘s “Chips Ahoy”, which is off of the band’s 2006 release Boys and Girls in America. This is the third track to be released, following up covers by Burnt Tapes and Common Sage when the comp was announced.
The 30+ track compilation will also feature a a bevy of songs by acts throughout the storied label’s history, including covers by Tiny Stills, American Television, Avenues and more.
Check out Talk Show Host‘s cover below and, underneath, those first two announcement singles.
Next up is Common Sage cover Balance and Composure‘s “Midnight Zone” from 2016’s Light We Made.
The comp will be released on digital platforms on 20 May 2022, with pre-save options available via this link page. Below you can check out a list of contributing artists.
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.
