Water From Your Eyes will release a digital covers EP, MP3 Player 1, on Friday, July 12 via Matador. The EP features their take on songs by Al Green, Adele, Chumbawamba and Third Eye Blind.
“These are covers that we made at the same time as we were finishing Everyone’s Crushed,” the band say. “Nate chose ‘Good Ship Lifestyle’ and Rachel chose the other three. Chumbawamba is an obvious favorite of ours, but it is between Adele in the style of The Cure and Al Green as the most left field covers we could have chosen. We think it’s funny and good, but ultimately that will be left to the listeners to decide for themselves.”
You can listen to their take on Chumbawamba’s “The Good Ship Lifestyle” — a deep cut off the long-running, unpidgeonholable socialist anarcho-punks’ 1997 leftfield breakthrough Tubthumper — now. They stay pretty faithful to the original, with its drum-and-bass inspired verses and roaring rock chorus.
Water From Your Eyes are hosting the 2024 edition of their Boat Show party on July 25 with Model/Actriz, Kassie Krut (featuring Eve Alpert and Kasra Kurt from Palm), and DJ Practice also on the bill. Before that they play Pitchfork 2024 and after they’ll be in Portland for Pickathon, among other dates, all of which are listed below.
MP3 Player 1:
1. The Good Ship Lifestyle (Chumbawamba)
2. Someone Like You (Adele)
3. Tired of Being Alone (Al Green)
4. Motorcycle Drive By (Third Eye Blind)
Water From Your Eyes – 2024 Tour Dates
July 20 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
July 25 – New York, NY @ The Boat Show #
July 31 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Aug. 1 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Experimental Music Festival
Aug. 2 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Experimental Music Festival
Sept. 1 – Tollard Royal, UK @ End of the Road 2024
Sep. 3 – London, UK @ ICA
Sep. 5 – Utrecht, NL @ Ekko
Sep. 6 – Heusden, NL @ Misty Fields Festival
Nov. 15 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
# w/ Model/Actriz, Kassie Krut, DJ Practice