Ruston Kelly has introduced a brand new EP titled Grime Emo, Vol. 2, set for launch on March 14th. As a preview, he’s shared a canopy of Avril Lavigne’s “Difficult” that includes fellow Nashville musician Annie DiRusso. Stream it under.
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Apart from Kelly’s rendition of “Difficult,” the five-track assortment options covers of songs like Morgan Wallen’s “Sand in My Boots.” “We went to broaden the idea a bit, and embody songs that had been (in my view) emo-adjacent — in addition to making it clear that ‘filth emo’ doesn’t need to be a particular style, per se, however extra a temper or type during which I carry out/reinterpret a music,” the artist mentioned in an announcement. “It’s like angsty tumbleweeds or weeping holding a banjo, etcetera.”
Kelly’s cowl of Lavigne’s 2002 hit maintains the stickiness of the unique, which he described as “a banger” particularly for the likes of “an angsty teen on the native swim membership, fantasizing a relationship with the lifeguard who’s older than you. You attempt to impress her by doing a double entrance flip off the diving board, however you stomach flop — and that’s the second you get her consideration.”
To have a good time the discharge of Grime Emo, Vol. 2, Kelly can be taking part in “Grime Emo Nights” at Nashville’s The Basement East on March tenth and eleventh (get tickets right here). Pre-orders for the EP are ongoing.
In the meantime, Lavigne is ready to kick off a North American tour in Might. Tickets could be bought right here.
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