Rubblebucket Covers The Moldy Peaches

Photo by Shervin Lainez

Rubblebucket covering The Moldy Peaches' iconic "Anyone Else But You" might not seem like an obvious choice... but it's absolutely perfect. The band have always straddled this interesting area between indie rock and a more hippie style, and are right at home playing Americana or jam band based festivals. Their version of "Anyone Else But You," recorded during a SiriusXM session, isn't anywhere nearly as gentle or twee as the original. Sure, it starts out that way but slowly builds into a much more raucous and celebratory song. A Rubblebucket show is always a hippie/hipster party, and they turn this Moldy Peaches favorite into just that.

The band says about their choice of cover:

"We have always loved the Moldy Peaches song 'Anyone Else But You.' The lyrics are so poetic and the song is so simple. Despite being so soft the performance has a punk ethos in its level of carefreeness. The vibe really captures our spirit and the lyrics deeply speak to our story of being friends, then romantic and then just friends again. In that way it also brings out the spirit/story of our most recent album Year of the Banana which is about enduring friendship in its various poetic snapshots of our cosmic collision. It was a little challenging to figure out how we could bring something fresh to something so perfect without ruining it but we're happy with our added syncopations, percussion, trumpet and synthesizer. We also made sure to run it by our friend Adam Green who is one half of Moldy Peaches who said in response: 'This is great!! Love the trumpet and the ethereal pads in the second half - you guys do it perfectly - I wouldn’t overthink it - the nature of the song is casual like this so it really works... You guys sound superb singing it.' Thanks Adam!"

You can watch Rubblebucket's performance of "Anyone Else But You" below. For more on Rubblebucket, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video, including a February 7 show at Big Night Live in Boston, and March 14 in Portland, ME.

Fri, Jan 17 MILLVALE, PA Mr Smalls Theatre

Sat, Jan 18 BUFFALO, NY Electric City

Sun, Jan 19 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Ballroom

Tue, Jan 21 COLUMBUS, OH A&R Music Bar

Thu, Jan 23 GRAND RAPIDS, MI Elevation @ The Intersection

Fri, Jan 24 CHICAGO, IL Thalia Hall

Sat, Jan 25 MADISON, WI Majestic Theatre

Sun, Jan 26 ST PAUL, MN Amsterdam Bar and Hall

Tue, Jan 28 ST LOUIS, MO Blueberry HIll Duck Room

Thu, Jan 30 NASHVILLE, TN Basement East

Fri, Jan 31 ASHEVILLE, NC Orange Peel

Sat, Feb 1 ATLANTA, GA Terminal West

Tue, Feb 4 RICHMOND, VA The National

Wed, Feb 5 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club

Thu, Feb 6 PHILADELPHIA, PA Underground Arts

Fri, Feb 7 BOSTON, MA Big Night Live

Sat, Feb 8 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall

Thurs, Mar 13 WOODSTOCK, NY Bearsville

Fri, Mar 14 BURLINGTON, VT Higher Ground Ballroom

Sat, Mar 15 PORTLAND, ME State Theater

Sun, Mar 16 HAMDEN, CT Space Ballroom

Thu, Mar 27 FT COLLINS, CO The Aggie

Fri, Mar 28 DENVER, CO Ogden

Sat, Mar 29 SALT LAKE, UT Commonwealth Room

Sun, Mar 30 BOISE, ID Treefort Music Hall

Tue, Apr 1 SEATTLE, WA Neptune

Wed, Apr 2 PORTLAND, OR Revolution Hall

Fri, Apr 4 SAN FRANCISCO, CA August Hall

Sat, Apr 5 LOS ANGELES, CA Lodge Room

Sun, Apr 6 SAN DIEGO, CA Quartyard

Tue, Apr 8 PHOENIX, AZ Valley Bar

Fri, Apr 11 DALLAS, TX Deep Ellum Art Co.

Sat, Apr 12 AUSTIN, TX Mohawk

Tue, Apr 15 CHARLESTON, SC Music Farm

Wed, Apr 16 CARRBORO, NC Cat's Cradle