As we lately talked about, Hopeless Data turns 30 this yr, and so they’re celebrating by reviving their traditional compilation sequence Hopelessly Devoted To You. Solely this time, there’s a twist: It’ll be fully made up of Hopeless bands protecting songs by different Hopeless bands. The sequence started with the Surprise Years protecting Thrice, and at present brings a canopy of a Surprise Years tune, The Best Era opener “There, There,” by rising emo band Candy Capsule.
Candy Capsule opened the tour when the Surprise Years performed The Best Era in full for its tenth anniversary final yr, and singer Zayna Youssef spoke about how that very tour impressed this cowl alternative:
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For us, it was a no brainer to decide on to cowl the Surprise Years as a part of the Hopeless thirtieth anniversary cowl compilation. The blokes within the Surprise Years took us out on tour and launched us to their unbelievable fanbase final fall. We share a lot in frequent, being from Philly, being DIY kings, and being labelmates. The blokes are nothing however variety and imagine in us so fiercely. For that, we’re so grateful. ‘There, There’ appeared in our wheelhouse and a superb alternative to nonetheless have our Candy Capsule sound with out sacrificing the integrity of the tune (despite the fact that we did get slightly cheeky on the finish including an entire new bit). Seeing ‘There, There’ reside each evening and feeling the power of when the primary refrain dropped was unmatched. These easy but efficient lyrics, “I’m awkward and nervous,” resonated with me. It spoke to me sufficient to need to sing it in my very own manner. We hope their followers and ours take pleasure in our little spin on a traditional emo tune.
The Surprise Years’ Dan Campbell offers remark as properly:
If my math is true, the Surprise Years have written 108 songs in our time as a band, and ‘There, There’ might be the one one within the prime three record for each single member. It’s a particular tune for us, and we’re so glad that it was lined by a band we love and are rooting so onerous for. Candy Capsule are all the things that’s proper with music — revolutionary, DIY as fuck, passionate, and completely unafraid. (I imply, to decide on to put in writing a brand new verse for a canopy tune takes guts). They took a tune that’s very pricey to us and made it sound superb yet again in a brand new manner.
Take heed to Candy Capsule’s “There, There” cowl under. Different lately launched covers within the sequence embody Bayside protecting the Weakerthans, NOAHFINNCE protecting Waterparks, Level North protecting Avenged Sevenfold, and Honest Engineer protecting 88 Fingers Louie.
