Phoebe Rings Cover Beach House

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Photo by Amanda Cheng

New Zealand's Phoebe Rings are about to start their very first U.S. tour, and they've released a brand new cover of Beach House's "Astronaut" to celebrate. Their cover is quite similar to Beach House's original. It's a slice of dream pop, rich in lush melodies. If anything, Phoebe Rings' version is even dreamier, with a feeling of warmth washing over you while the song plays. Both songs are delightfully chill and lovely, and we're finding this cover impossible to resist.

Drummer Alex Freer says of the band's decision to cover Beach House:

"For a few of us, those first two Beach House albums stand out as being very formative."

You can listen to Phoebe Rings' cover of "Astronaut" below. For more on the band, check out their website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include November 30 at Deep Cuts in Medford, MA and December 2 at Royale in Boston and December 3 at Fete Music Hall in Providence, both with The Beths.


10/30 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel &

10/31 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse &

11/01 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl &

11/03 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio At The Bomb Factory &

11/04 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s &

11/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren &

11/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern &

11/08 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore &

11/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore &

11/12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades &

11/14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom &

11/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre &

11/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom &

11/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall &

11/19 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre &

11/21 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman &

11/22 – Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre &

11/23 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor) &

11/24 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

11/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron &

11/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre &

11/28 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall &

11/29 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre &

11/30 – Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts

12/02 – Boston, MA @ Royale &

12/03 – Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall &

12/04 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101

12/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount &

12/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &

12/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's

12/09 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &

12/10 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &

12/11 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd 


& w/ The Beths

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