Vancover-based quartet Calpurnia are one of the latest acts to participate in the Spotify Singles series. The group led by Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things fame recorded a live version of a track from their debut EP Scout as well as a Weezer cover. Calpurnia also announced a batch of tour dates including a handful of U.S. performances.
Wolfhard & Co.’s Spotify Singles installment begins with a different take on “Wasting Time” than the studio version found on Scout. The band then chose a song that has personal meaning for them to cover. “Inspired by Weezer’s triumphant cover of Toto’s Africa, we decided to take on ‘Say It Ain’t So,’ a fan-favourite song on the console game Rock Band. We played that song so many times in the game it inspired us to actually learn how to play it as a band!” said Calpurnia in a statement.
Next up for Calpurnia is a performance at The Phoenix in Toronto on October 20. The four-piece act then heads to Europe for shows in the U.K., Germany, The Netherlands and France between November 28 – December 5. Next, Calpurnia plays a hometown gig at The Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on December 21. 2019 starts for the group with January concerts in Portland (Oregon), Nashville, Dallas, Austin and Houston.
Listen to Calpurnia’s Spotify Singles installment below:
[Hat Tip – Consequence of Sound]
