LOWLIVES DROP COVER OF GARBAGE’S “ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS” — WATCH + LISTEN
LOWLIVES aren’t so much about carefully stoking the embers as pouring on gasoline with merry impetuosity. The band was founded on a shared love of ’90s alternative and grunge, and a shared desire to make music for little more than the love of doing so.
They capture that musical spirit and mission statement wholly with their cover of the ’90s alt x pop x rock smash “Only Happy When It Rains” by Garbage.
For this cover, the band has cranked up the guitars and sprinkled some additional grit, giving it the Lowlives’ treatment, while remaining true to the spirit of the original.
“We’ve had a list of songs we’ve been wanting to cover for years, and ‘Only Happy When It Rains’ has always been at the top of it,” the band states. “The song is about finding comfort in misery, and that’s a theme that runs through a lot of what we write, so covering this song felt less like stepping outside our world and more like reinforcing it.”
LOWLIVES ARE:
Lee Downer — Vocals/Guitar
Jaxon Moore — Guitar
Steve Lucarelli — Bass
Luke Johnson — Drums
