Sydney Sprague has released her cover of Turnstile’s song “UNDERWATER BOI”, found on their critically acclaimed album “GLOW ON”, as part of Rude Records charitable compilation, “Changing Tides”. Fans can hear Sydney’s indie rock take on the song HERE.
“UNDERWATER BOI” is the fifth single from the compilation album, following Have Mercy's cover of “1979”, Izzy Mahoubi feat. Sydney Sprague's “Big Yellow Taxi”, “Help Is On The Way” by Telltale and “Arguing With Thermometers” by Superlove.
Speaking on the cover, Sydney Sprague says “GLOW ON by Turnstile has been my hyper-fixation record since it came out, and I really love underwater boi in particular. I figured since it has water in the title it’d be a good fit for a compilation directed towards benefitting ocean clean up efforts”.
“When Rude approached me about contributing to the Changing Tides compilation, I was super excited. I’ve spent most of my life playing covers for a living but I’ve never gotten around to releasing any. Working on songs that aren’t mine scratches a totally different part of my brain and I really enjoy it. My bass player/partner/collaborator and I recorded it in our home studio. It was a fun project for us especially after being so focused on my new record, somebody in hell loves you, for the last year. It’s really the first thing we’ve worked on since making the record and it was a nice way to ease back into recording mode”.
“Changing Tides” is a project under the Rude Cares wing. Rude Records artists taking part in this project agreed to record cover songs on environmental topics and raise their voices for a more sustainable environment. With each song, the label will donate profits to the cause of “raising awareness and make the world a better place” through music. 100% of collected funds with the distribution of the cover songs will benefit Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd fights to defend, conserve and protect the ocean with direct action to defend marine wildlife and protect their habitat in the world's oceans. Sea Shepherd's conservation actions aim to safeguard the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced marine ecosystems: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/
"’Changing Tides’ has the purpose of raising awareness on our planet’s safeguarding”, says Federico Croci, Rude Records General Manager and A&R, on the compilation. “As a Company and a B-Corp, we're particularly attentive and concerned about such important topics. With the launch of Changing Tides, Rude Cares will focus on increasing awareness and help protect our environment through the voices of our artists”.
More on Sydney Sprague:
Sydney’s spectacular sophomore album ‘somebody in hell loves you’ is out now and was the follow up to ‘maybe i will see you at the end of the world’. Her music caught the attention of publications like Kerrang!, DIY, CLASH, NPR, Refinery29, Under The Radar, Atwood Magazine, Ones To Watch, UPROXX and more who steadily kept her songs in their New Music Friday highlights of the week. She’s also been added to Spotify’s top indie playlists such as Fresh Finds and Amazon’s Fresh Indie and she's toured with the likes of Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World and The Front Bottoms and recently supported Pool Kids on their headline tour.
Self-aware with a knowing injection of dark humor, her songs summon the best of 90s alt-rock and classic power-pop without sacrificing a melancholy befitting of the end times. Her music is intimate, vulnerable, confrontational, autobiographical, and strangely uplifting.
More on Rude Cares:
Rude Cares aims to connect artists and fans with no-profits entities, associations and benefit projects dealing with civil rights, environment, mental health and other causes worthy of support. Its aspiration is to incorporate this social mission with what Rude does best: creating and distributing good music! Rude has committed to minimising its impact on the environment and maximising its positive social impact, increasing the number of its collaborations with responsible and certified suppliers. Learn more at: www.ruderecords.com/en-us/pages/rude-cares