
When it was announced last week that Fountains of Wayne were performing again and that Max Collins would filling in for the late, great Adam Schlesinger, fans of Collins’ band, Eve 6, would be forgiven for wondering where it left them. No need to worry as Eve 6 have released two separate covers for two separate projects.
The first cover is of Len’s 1999 hit, “Steal My Sunshine,” which features fictional character L1ZY from the group Big Data. And, in case you think all of this is kinda silly—don’t worry, the band does too. The track features two of the children of the band, cutting them down before listeners get a chance to. In fact, it opens with one child saying, “how come our dad is so old and he still plays alternative rock?” And then, once they hit the break, the voices emerge again. “Oohhh rock n’ roll, man,” one child intones. “Yeah, rock n’ roll, bro,” responds the other with giggles clearly highlighting the ridiculousness of the whole thing.
That said, it’s kinda fun. This isn’t a song that will change your life, but, the original wasn’t really looking to change minds, either.
The second song is a collaboration with Suzy True and their take on Wreckless Eric’s 1977 song, “Whole Wide World.” This song appears on the new compilation by Get Better Records to raise money Los Angeles fire relief. (You have to buy the record to hear that song, but the Len cover is below.)
Eve 6 is playing a few East Coast shows this month, and this summer are doing the festival thing, and working around Collins’ shows with Fountains of Wayne.