Soul Glo have covered “Soil” from System Of A Down‘s classic 1998 debut LP for mental health organization Sound of Saving and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s “Song That Found Me At The Right Time” series. They did the song as a live session video, and they inject it with a punk rawness and totally make it their own. In the video, vocalist Pierce Jordan talks about how important music–and heavy music specifically–has been for his mental health.
“Most people who play really aggressive music are pretty mild-mannered, and I feel partially it’s because you’re just able to get out all of those very extreme feelings,” he says. He also adds that “art is the only thing that keeps my desire to be here.” Watch the video below.
Previously in the “Songs That Found Me At The Right Time” series, Walter Schreifels covered My Bloody Valentine.
Soul Glo are playing NYC’s The Tribes of Da Moon fest this weekend at Bowery Ballroom (8/19 & 20) with Zulu, Buggin, Move, End It, Truth Cult, Burn, Adrienne, Playytime, and more. Soul Glo, Zulu, and Playytime are also touring together this fall. All dates are listed below.
SOUL GLO/ZULU/PLAYYTIME — 2023 TOUR DATES
Aug. 19-20 – New York, NY – The Tribes of Da Moon
Sept. 7 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
Sept. 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Sept. 9 – Boise, ID – The Shredder
Sept. 10 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project* (Zulu only)
Sept. 11 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Sept. 13 – San Francisco, CA – Neck Of The Woods
Sept. 14 – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Vets Hall
Sept. 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre
Sept. 16 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
Sept. 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Sept. 19 – Austin, TX – The Parish
Sept. 20 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
Sept. 21 – Houston, TX – The End
Sept. 22 – New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre
Sept. 25 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
Sept. 26 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
Sept. 27 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Sept. 28 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
Sept. 29 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
Sept. 30 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
Oct. 1 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Oct. 2 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Oct. 5 – Toronto, Canada – Velvet Underground
Oct. 6 – Detroit, MI – Tangent Gallery