Shambolics: lockdown cover series.. (w/ Stones, Abba, + more)

Scottish four piece - SHAMBOLICS - have launched a new series of weekly cover versions to lift spirits during lockdown.

Beginning with a glistening re-imagination of FLEETWOOD MAC’s timeless: ‘Everywhere’, the Fife band have gone on to release dreamy transformations of further classics including: THE WEEKND’s ‘Blinding Lights’, ABBA’s ‘Mamma Mia’ and most recently THE ROLLNG STONES’ magnum opus ’Sympathy for the Devil’.

Proving a hit with fans, the quartet have promised to continue their unique series of classic covers in their distinct style, with a new release being planned every week until the restrictions end. Each track arrives with an innovative video showing all four members of the band coming-together from their separate bases of isolation to perform in perfect harmony. Watch on Facebook here.

Beginning with a vibrant version of the Mac’s ‘Everywhere’ (a firm favourite in the Shambolics camp), Darren Forbes of Shambolics tells us how this new series came into fruition: The new series of cover versions follow a succession of singles on Alan McGee’s Creation 23 label, including the 2020 release: ‘Sandra Speed’, plus ‘Chasing A Disaster’, which saw the band receive airplay on Steve Lamacq’s BBC6 Music Show and championed by Clash Magazine for their “soaring guitar pop that recalls everyone from The La's to Blossoms and beyond”.

While further new releases from Shambolics are currently on hold in the current crisis, the band will be promising plenty more surprises on their Facebook as they develop the series over the current weeks. As Darren says:

“We have a few more lined up in the pipeline that we plan to release every week, I think the next tune we do is really gonna surprise people!”

SHAMBOLICS WEEKLY LOCKDOWN COVERS SERIES INCLUDING:

• 'MAMMA MIA’ (ABBA) // 'SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL’ (THE ROLLING STONES)
• ‘EVERYWHERE’ (FLEETWOOD MAC) // ‘BLINDING LIGHTS’ (THE WEEKND) //