Ruston Kelly has introduced a brand new EP titled Dust Emo, Vol. 2, set for launch on March 14th. As a preview, he’s shared a canopy of Avril Lavigne’s “Sophisticated” that includes fellow Nashville musician Annie DiRusso. Stream it beneath.
Moreover Kelly’s rendition of “Sophisticated,” 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 embrace songs that have been (in my view) emo-adjacent — in addition to making it clear that ‘dust emo’ doesn’t need to be a selected style, per se, however extra a temper or type during which I carry out/reinterpret a music,” the artist stated 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 Dust Emo, Vol. 2, Kelly might be enjoying “Dust 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 about to kick off a North American tour in Could. Tickets may be bought right here.
Dust Emo, Vol. 2 Paintings:
Dust Emo, Vol. 2 Tracklist:
01. Taste of the Weak
02. Sand in My Boots
03. Sophisticated
04. Solely One
05. Slide