Freelance Whales Cover DEVO’s “Girl U Want”

Freelance Whales – Girl U Want

Freelance Whales have teamed up with touring mates Foals for a split, double-A-side 7-inch vinyl single, which will be available at their shows starting April 10 and in stores on April 12.

On the Freelance Whales side we have a fantastic cover of DEVO’s “Girl U Want”. Its a complete reversal to the original – stripped down and sweetened up and all kinds of pretty.

As Judah Dadone told Spinner, “We recorded this song for kicks a couple months ago, because Kevin [Read, multi-instrumentalist] is a really big Devo fan. We wanted to change the feel of the song dramatically, since the original is like a really straight-ahead, rock, punk, Mark Mothersbaugh freakout. Ours comes across as more of a ballad. It was recorded around Valentine’s Day, and we thought it might be weird or fun to make this song to have an earnest longing, since the lyrics are so explicitly based in the realm of unrequited love.”

Foals contribute a version of Swedish House Mafia’s “One” for this limited-edition release.

Check out the original version of DEVO’s “Girl U Want” here.