AltCorner favourites ALT BLK ERA have released a fantastic new single called My Drummer’s Girlfriend featuring Wheatus!
Nyrobi said: “Before ‘My Drummer’s Girlfriend’ came out we would describe it as having Teenage Dirtbag energy.
“Then, Wheatus followed us after we both performed at Download Festival. It felt like we were being pushed into a position where we had to find the courage to ask one of the most iconic indie rock bands to collaborate with us, on our track. I mean the audacity right? Fortunately they loved it and being fortunate enough to collaborate with them feels OUT OF THIS WORLD!
“We haven’t had much experience working with other artists, especially not ones as legendary as Wheatus. ‘My Drummer’s Girlfriend’ hadn’t even come out yet so we were really nervous about sharing the track with them. We wanted to just hide somewhere, once we’d sent it through.”
Chaya added: “Over the past two years as young artists, making music that doesn’t fit into people’s boxes, we’ve faced so many naysayers. So to have Wheatus supporting our music in such a public way is just absolutely amazing and we’ve learnt so much from them.”
Wheatus’ vocalist/guitarist Brendan B. Brown said: “I was a first just a fan of ALT BLK ERA.
“There’s always two sides to a story; we wanted to make the lyrics from the drummer’s girlfriend’s perspective.”
Not wanting to do the original a disservice, he continued: “I started focusing on it really hard, trying loads of different guitar lines. ‘My Drummer’s Girlfriend’ is a heavy banger. I didn’t want to mess it (the original) up!”