We lost Adam Schlesinger to COVID-19 earlier this year and now 30 of his friends and fellow artists have contributed covers to a new tribute album, Saving for a Custom Van. The tribute includes Nada Surf, Ted Leo, Belly’s Tanya Donelly & Gail Greenwood, Jeff Rosenstock, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom, Motion City Soundtrack, Charly Bliss, Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz), Apex Manor, Ben Lee & Sarah Silverman, Remember Sports, Mikey Erg, Letters to Cleo‘s Kay Hanley and more. 100% of the proceeds from the compilation benefit MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Songs come from throughout Schlesinger’s career and many projects, from Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, to songs he wrote for films and TV shows. Tanya Donelly & Gail Greenwood cover Ivy’s “Undertow”; Nada Surf deliver a lovely version of “Sick Day”; Rachel Bloom turns “Stacy’s Mom” into a cabaret torch song; Kay Hanley gives “Radiation Vibe” an electro rework; and Charly Bliss cover “Pretend to Be Nice” from the Josie & The Pussycats soundtrack.
Stream the whole compilation below.
Saving for a Custom Van tracklist:
1. Apex Manor – Utopia Parkway
2. Tanya Donelly and Gail Greenwood – Undertow
3. Jeff Rosenstock – Please Don’t Rock Me Tonight
4. Kay Hanley – Radiation Vibe
5. Ben Lee and Sarah Silverman – Way Back Into Love
6. Remember Sports – Just the Girl
7. Rachel Bloom – Stacy’s Mom
8. Christian Lee Hutson – Red Dragon Tattoo
9. Sad13 – A Fine Day For a Parade
10. Jack Dolgen – What’ll It Be
11. Motion City Soundtrack – A Dip in the Ocean
12. Field Mouse – Valley Winter Song
13. Cheekface – That Thing You Do
14. Lucy Stone – I’ve Got a Flair
15. Nada Surf – Sick Day
16. Jody Porter – Four in the Morning
17. Suzy Shinn and Charlie Brand – All Kinds of Time
18. Ted Leo – Everyday
19. Potty Mouth – I’ve Got A Feeling
20. Cocktails – Sink to the Bottom
21. Bree McKenna – Our Twisted Fate
22. Ethan Eubanks – Troubled Times
23. Ali Koehler – Hackensack
24. Charly Bliss – Pretend to Be Nice
25. Julian Velard and Alex Dezen – Michael and Heather at the Baggage Claim
26. HUNNY – Tess Don’t Tell
27. Mikey Erg – Hey Julie
28. Off Book and the Family Band – Come On
29. Prince Daddy & The Hyena and Just Friends – Mexican Wine
30. Lisa Prank – Little Red Light
31. Joshua Stoddard – Survival Car