Pure Noise Records and Pabst Blue Ribbon are releasing a sequel to last year’s Dead Formats: Vol. 1 covers comp. Along with the announcement of Dead Formats: Vol. 2 comes Knuckle Puck‘s pop punkified cover of Third Eye Blind‘s “Losing A Whole Year,” Less Than Jake‘s ska cover of The Kinks‘ “Come Dancing” (ft. Sooza Brass Band), and Lavalove‘s dream-grunge cover of Nirvana‘s “Lithium.” Listen below.
The comp also features Koyo covering Jawbreaker, The Chisel covering Elton John, Prince Daddy & the Hyena covering New Radicals, The Early November covering New Order, Action/Adventure covering Lifehouse, The Bouncing Souls covering Toots & the Maytals, and more. Full tracklist below.
Meanwhile, Knuckle Puck are gearing up for a tour with Real Friends, One Step Closer, and Arm’s Length, and that four-band bill hits NYC on December 9 at Irving Plaza. Tour poster with all dates below.
Tracklist
1. Less Than Jake “Come Dancing” (Original by The Kinks)
2. Knuckle Puck “Losing A Whole Year” (Original by Third Eye Blind)
3. Lavalove “Lithium” (Original by Nirvana)
4. The Chisel “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” (Original by Elton John)
5. Koyo “Do You Still Hate Me?” (Original by Jawbreaker)
6. Prince Daddy and the Hyena “You Get What You Give” (Original by New Radicals)
7. The Early November “Bizarre Love Triangle” (Original by New Order)
8. The Seafloor Cinema “Cute Without the E” (Original by Taking Back Sunday)
9. Belmont “Lying From You” (Original by Linkin Park)
10. Mugshot “Get This” (Original by Slipknot)
11. Action/Adventure “Hanging By A Moment” (Original by Lifehouse)
12. Youth Fountain “Look What Happened” (Original by Less Than Jake)
13. Mint Green “Drive” (Original by Incubus)
14. Sad Park “Sink To The Bottom” (Original by Fountains Of Wayne)
15. The Bouncing Souls “In The Dark” (Toots And The Maytals)
