Reply To: Not a cover, not a parody, YOU figure it out.
Just to be pedantic, I think the “not parody, not cover” word you are looking for is “pastiche.” That is, imitating the style, maybe with satirical intent, but not quite as blatantly as a parody. Homage may not be quite what you are looking for. Weird Al’s “Dare to be Stupid” is basically copying Devo’s _style_ without making fun of one particular song. And of course in the case of Devo, it would be hard to actually mock them…