SoCal punky alt-rockers The Disassociates turn their energies towards a cover of the chart-topping, multi-award winning R&B song “Kill Bill” for their next release, and TGEFM is excited to premiere it for you today!
The original, from SZA‘s 2022 sophomore album SOS, is a hard-hitting murder ballad, and The Disassociates keep much of the same mentality, but turn up the rock dial quite a bit.
When asked the “why” of covering this track, the band explains:
“Kill Bill’ was begging to be a rock song. SZA’s incredible lyrics are all about revenge, pettiness, violence, madness—a lot of themes we cover in our original music, so we were extremely drawn to this song. And it’s a Tarantino reference!? Come on—that’s so punk and dramatic—we live for it. The original was so beautiful, we just knew we had to make a high-energy mess of SZA’s masterpiece.
Oh, I don’t know about the “mess” part, but it certainly is a nice, high-energy version!
Pre-save the cover on Spotify or iTunes here, and find social links and more at their Linktree page. The Disassociates have a couple of gigs lined up through May, and you can details on those below.
Tower Porch Fest – Fresno, CA | April 26
Henry Miller Plaza – Los Banos, CA | May 17
Henry Miller Plaza – Los Banos, CA | May 30
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