| Acclaimed young alt-pop/prog trio EXPLORING BIRDSONG have released a cover version of “Diamond Eyes” by Deftones.
Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.
“Collectively, ‘Diamond Eyes’ is one of our favourite songs of all time,” comment the band. “It really feels like a song that is within the same realm of what we try to do as a band too, which made it in turn feel like a perfect song for us to put our own spin on. The weight of the riffs in the original are so crushing, but what we feel really makes this song so special is the chorus, so having the focus of our version be the harmony and melody felt like the most ‘us’ thing to do.”
Stream the single HERE
EXPLORING BIRDSONG’s version of “Diamond Eyes” directly follows their sophomore EP ‘Dancing in the Face of Danger’. The band wanted to draw a line in the sand following ‘Dancing in the Face of Danger’ to mark the start of a new chapter as a band, and, through coincidence, eventually ended up working with a new production team (Tom Peters – engineering and mixing & Grant Berry – mastering) which has helped bookend the ‘Dancing in the Face of Danger’ era.
“We wanted to experiment sonically before heading into full length album territory, which is why we think it feels different to anything we’ve released previously.”
Watch the Official Video for “Diamond Eyes” HERE
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