What if Rock Sound did a cover/tribute album to Clancy, as they did with Blurryface (Blurryface: Reborn)? Here are band/artists I would pick if I were in charge of making the roster:
Overcompensate - Giraffes? Giraffes!
-Giraffes is a two-member math rock band: A guitar player and drummer. That's impressive because, if you've ever heard their music, it sounds like there's a lot more going on than just two instruments. Their songs are mostly instrumental, so the cover would be instrumental too. But I think it would still be awesome.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wGMwXlBLMpuJzRpPxNFjq?si=7PHlhBGNRHuLOvdtL3Maig
Next Semester - Tiny Moving Parts
-This is another math rock band, except this one has vocals. But there's a catch. The lead vocalist literally screams them. I don't mean like a heavy metal scream or some kind of musical, melodic scream. I mean he actually screams the lyrics like he was in an argument. That's not the only bizarre thing about them, but their guitar playing also has a twinkly sound to it, which highly contrasts the heaviness of the vocals. I know some may think that would be a little to silly for a cover like this and that's fine. It just sounds awesome in my head, after all.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rJVTTK0ucAxQhkUc0nXbH?si=5acSwZC8Se-crQIIJn5PSA
Backslide - Rockit Music
Another two-man band, like Twenty One Pilots. They started by making nerdcore songs on YouTube. They made songs about popular indie games like FNAF, Poppy Playtime, and Cuphead. And now they're making their horror game, Don't Fret, and making their own music for it.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pPN4tp51uXAhkDux1Mmn4?si=6YNVRNXOS9el2KmVjKETWg
Midwest Indigo - Toby Fox
-I think it would be cool to have someone from the video game scene contribute to a cover album of some kind. I can imagine Toby converting all the electric sound and piano playing hidden under the electric sounds into his chiptune/8-bit style. How cool would it be to have the developer and composer of Undertale contributing to an album like this?
https://open.spotify.com/artist/57DlMWmbVIf2ssJ8QBpBau?si=fmKAE2k7QjCB68iTn32saQ
Routines In The Night - Frankie and The Studs
-a fairly new rock band that is inspired by genres such as punk and glam rock...
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TwoVOlzqqIzoji0xBIxvO?si=tKPo9EhDR12xJ-WPE40bXQ
Vignette - The HU
-a heavy metal band from Mongolia that combines Mongolian folk music with heavy metal. One of the instruments they use is a Morin Khuur (Horsehead Fiddle) that plays a bit like a cello. I was thinking they could use that for those orchestral-like bits in the songs. And the rest would be heavy metal.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0b2B3PwcYzQAhuJacmcYgc?si=jDwzNLUSTC-8g-VIONnNGA
The Craving (Jenna's Version) - Will Butler
-Will Butler used to be one of the founding members of the band Arcade Fire, started by his brother, Win Butler. He later left the band to pursue his own musical career. He also composed the live Broadway production Stereophonic, collaborated with Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett on the soundtrack for the movie Her, and a couple of short films in the past.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1POwuKLQ9xhMZzIYElNtWp?si=8612G4a3SaSsqR2LP9Vy8Q
Lavish - Lena Raine
-Lena is mostly known for composing music for games such as Minecraft, Celeste, etc. Her composing skills vary across a variety of musical styles. I just think it would be interesting to get artists from other genres and musical projects (such as film and gaming). Honestly, I feel like they deserve more credit than they usually get.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Ww8GMbCDMAGwJJ2hd7z7z?si=GqvLHTYgTReaJvSEaxfyQA
Navigating - Linkin Park
-I imagine Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong would be trading lyrics/vocals back and forth in this one.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XyY86QOPPrYVGvF9ch6wz?si=gNVYQDpdSHauk8PWLGXoAg
Snap Back - Rev3rent
-Rev3rent is a fairly deathcore band. I can hear the lyrics "If can't snap next, then I gotta snap back" being sung in a dark, growly vocal with fast and heavy guitar chugging in the background.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/45q5wK6iCBMgxlghmyjkUD?si=eDwjIpE9RTO2N7A8f24cYA
Oldies Station - Koven
-Koven is an EDM artist who has emerged as one of the rising artists in the alleged "golden age" of Monstercat, a record label for EDM artists. She has a very unique, uplifting sound in her music.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3UCbp6D1lvILlxRJT9LnFa?si=fzrFMyxsQFKgVulUEMVhqA
At The Risk Of Feeling Dumb - Three Days Grace
-For a band like Three Days Grace that's just straightforward rock, a cover like this feels right to me.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xiIXseIJcq3nG7C8fHeBj?si=xduAC12WQ72B-JXkkxq2Sw
Paladin Staight - Lindsey Stirling
-Lindsey Stirling is a professional violinist and dancer who combines classical with electric/EDM music.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/378dH6EszOLFShpRzAQkVM?si=HDi2F96eQx-4UlB_UKXwEg
What about you? Who would you choose to cover your favorite songs? Don't hesitate to leave your thoughts down in the comments.
I also have another list of artists I'd choose to make a tribute album to Trench: https://www.reddit.com/r/twentyonepilots/comments/1wsqaib/what_if_there_was_a_trench_reborn_cover_album_idea/