Red Hot has announced that its latest compilation will be TRANƧA, a new release consisting of eight chapters and 46 songs that will spotlight the work of trans and non-binary artists. Moses Sumney, Sam Smith, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Laura Jane Grace, Lee Ranaldo, and more artists contributed material to the collection, and the first taste arrives today in the form a cover of Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” recorded by Wendy & Lisa of The Revolution and London-based singer Lauren Auder.
“When it came to covering songs I knew I wanted to challenge myself and take on one of [Prince’s],” Auder shares. “The lyrics to ‘I Would Die 4 U’ feel so potent and open-ended, up for interpretation, but an unconditional message of holding and support shines through. Getting Wendy and Lisa who sang on the original to accompany me through this version has been one of the proudest moments in my musical career and am so glad to be sharing this via Red Hot.”
Wendy and Lisa added: “It’s hard to impress us with a cover of a Prince song, especially a personal favorite of ours like, ‘I wud die 4 u,’ but Lauren’s voice and vibey sensibilities spoke to us. We were happy to lend whatever we could to the project and to Lauren to make the song something special. We’d venture to say that Prince might’ve enjoyed some of the innovation of this version of the song.”
Check out the trio’s cover of “I Would Die 4 U” below, and pre-order TRANƧA here.
