I just can’t do this story any justice better than what the press release says, so let’s dive in, shall we:
This collaboration was born of a mundane distributor error when Eve6 accidentally released an instrumental version of one of the songs from our newish EP ‘Grim Value.’ We put on twitter that if anyone tracked their own lyric and melody to the song, and it was good, that we’d release it as a split. The result was Virginity vastly improving upon the original.
Max Collins of Eve 6
Plus:
Eve6 has legit been one of my favorite bands since I was 12. They are one of those formative bands for me in a big way and I celebrate their entire catalog. To have had this insane internet interaction that turned into us doing a song with them is truly a dream come true for me and it honestly makes me feel like we’re in a fuckin’ simulation. I mean, this is the coolest shit ever.
Casey Crawford of Virginity
And there you have it. Casey stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park. This may some nefarious PR stunt, but I don’t care. I like it.
Eve6’s Grim Value was released in June via Velocity Records, while Virginity’s POPMORTEM dropped last week, Oct 15, via Smartpunk Records (check out our review HERE).
Both bands are playing The Fest next week, and I’d put my bets on the “better version” being played. In the meantime, check out “Good for You (Better Version)” below.
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.
