Fruit Bats’ full-album cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ iconic Siamese Dream will be available August 21 exclusively on vinyl via Turntable Kitchen’s SOUNDS DELICIOUS subscription series. The strictly limited-edition LP will feature artwork by Morgan Keys. We are delighted to share Fruit Bats’ sun-drenched cover of “Today” from this album wherever you listen to music!
From Fruit Bats’ Eric D. Johnson:
In 1993, I was the prime age to be swept up in alternative radio. But truth be told, while I loved Nirvana and Jane’s Addiction, in my heart I was still secretly wearing a hole in my cassette copy of Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits (1974–78). Somehow, Smashing Pumpkins spoke to all sides of me—angsty on the surface but really filled with a kind of Midwest mysticism that spoke directly to my 17-year-old-kid-from-Illinois brain. It’s also the first tape I ever listened to while driving a long distance alone. I’m pretty sure my version of this album is based on subconscious memories of that drive. I played all the instruments on this. And no, of course I’m not going to be able to recreate Billy Corgan’s crushing, epic guitar tone. Nor could I dream of touching Jimmy Chamberlin’s floaty (yet ever-shredding) drumming. This version is all about hazy memories for me, and how Corgan’s brilliant pop hooks can travel through time and exist in any possible instrumental configuration.
