UK alt rockers Yuck are set to return with their new album, Stranger Things, on February 26th via Mamé Records. After dropping album cuts “Hearts in Motion” and “Hold Me Closer”, however, the band is going off record and delivering a cover of Fugazi’s 2001 song “Cashout”.
Appearing on Fugazi’s 2001 LP The Argument, the track is musically more subdued than the kind of distorted indie rock we’re used to from Yuck, but lyrically, singer/guitarist Max Bloom sees the connection. “The whole record is fantastic,” Bloom said of “Cashout” in a statement. “The whole record is fantastic, but this song in particular stands out for me mainly because of its lyrics and how relevant it still feels more than a decade on. I’m not sure exactly what inspired Fugazi to make this song, but I imagine I share the same anger and frustration as they do.”
To show their solidarity with the decade-and-a-half old sentiment, Bloom and the band go for a fastidiously faithful rendition, perhaps slowing down the tempo just a hair. Check out the cover below.
Pre-orders for Stranger Things are going on now via PledgeMusic. The band will be supporting the record with a North American tour this spring.
Yuck 2016 Tour Dates:
02/26 – London, UK @ Moth Club
02/27 – London, UK @ Moth Club
03/11 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover
03/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
03/13 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish moon
03/14-18 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
03/19 – Dallas, TX @ Spillover Festival
03/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
03/23 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
03/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
03/25 – Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
03/26 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
03/28 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
03/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
03/30 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/31 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
04/02 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
04/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
04/05 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
04/06 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
04/07 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
04/08 – Cleveland, OH @ The Spot
04/09 – Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar Room
04/10 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
04/11 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
04/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/14 – New Haven, CT @ The Space
04/15 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
04/16 – Winston, Salem, NC @ Phuzz Phest
05/12 – Norwich, UK @ Arts Centre
05/13 – Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Petes
05/14 – Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
05/15 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
05/16 – Guilford, UK @ The Boileroom
05/17 – Birmingham, UK @ Oobleck
05/18 – Brighton, UK @ Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar
05/19 – Bristol, UK @ Exchange
05/20 – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
05/21 – Leed, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
05/22 – Bedford, UK @ Esquires
