SomaFM Covers

Cover songs get a bad reputation in music criticism, mostly because they usually suck. SomaFM Covers exists because someone realized that's also where genuine reinterpretation happens. The station programs artists tackling material outside their comfort zone, chasing interesting failures and surprises rather than competent reproductions. You'll catch a jazz guitarist handling Radiohead, a folk singer working through Prince, the kind of risks that disappear on commercial radio. The curation tilts toward unexpected rather than famous - less Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' and more someone's…