It’s nearly June and it’s starting to feel like it outside. It has been in the 90’s for nearly a week. I live in Indiana, so it’s pretty noteworthy.

A few years ago, I did a ‘cover song month’ during June. I had a lot of fun doing it, but a lot of work was put into it…and not a lot of sports (or anything else) was covered that month. I threw in a few cover songs on this month’s playlist to pay homage to past Junes.

Most musicians get their start by playing cover songs at live shows. Some venues won’t even book a musician if they don’t play some covers (and hopefully mix in some of their original music). I think it’s important to showcase a musician’s ability to adapt a popular song and make it their own.

I always keep an ear out for new music. I love discovering new bands/songs, it’s a habit from my days as a music journalist. Even though this is mostly a sports blog, I still add quite a bit of music and pop culture content. Keep sending me tracks via email or Twitter.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.

Make sure to go over to our Spotify playlist where we add every track each month. There’s something for everyone there.

Snail Mail – “Heat Wave”

Wilderado – “Sorrow”

DREAMERS – “SCREWS”

Yuno – “Why For”

Remember Sports – “Otherwise”

Chad Valley – “Hold Somebody”

The Danger Bees – “Courier Career”

CHVRCHES – “Heaven/Hell”

Bel Heir – “Hush”

Donovan Woods – “Another Way” [LIVE]

Weezer – “Rosanna” [Toto cover]

Weathers – “Casual Mondays”

Phoebe Bridgers – “Teenage Dirtbag” [Wheatus cover]

Active Bird Community – “Spend the Night”

Petal – “Tightrope”

Have You Ever Seen the Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS? – “Hanky Panky”

Albert Hammond Jr. – “Far Away Truths”

Belako – “Maskenfreiheit”

Whethan (feat. Broods) – “Be Like You”

Camp Cope – “How to Socialise & Make Friends”

Beatrice Antolini – “Until I Became”

Courtney Barnett – “Need A Little time”

Chromatics – “Black Walls”

Dream League Soccer – “So I Broke Her Heart”

Cuco – “Dontmakemefallinlove”

You can also check this month’s playlist (on an actual playlist) on YouTube.

If you want to listen to songs that appeared on past playlists, you can listen to our playlist on Spotify or go here to view our past hipster playlists.