Ruston Kelly has introduced a brand new EP titled Filth 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 beneath.
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In addition to Kelly’s rendition of “Difficult,” the five-track assortment options covers of songs like Morgan Wallen’s “Sand in My Boots.” “We went to develop the idea a bit, and embody songs that have been (in my view) emo-adjacent — in addition to making it clear that ‘filth emo’ doesn’t should be a selected style, per se, however extra a temper or model by 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 Filth Emo, Vol. 2, Kelly will likely be enjoying “Filth Emo Nights” at Nashville’s The Basement East on March tenth and eleventh (get tickets here). Pre-orders for the EP are ongoing.
In the meantime, Lavigne is about to kick off a North American tour in Might. Tickets could be bought here.
Filth Emo, Vol. 2 Art work:
Filth Emo, Vol. 2 Tracklist:
01. Taste of the Weak
02. Sand in My Boots
03. Difficult
04. Solely One
05. Slide
