Hailed by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have heard,” American

American Football have officially released their stripped-back take on the classic ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ – praised by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have ever heard”.

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The cover of the hit 1979 song was first performed by American Football during their debut on SiriusXMU earlier this summer – recorded between stops on their global ‘No Feeling Tour’.

That song marks only the second cover the alt-rock giants have broken out in their 30 year discography, following them putting their own spin on Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ in 2021.

A aparição no SiriusXMU também contou com a performance de uma versão acústica da própria faixa 'Wake Her Up', que foi lançada como parte do mais recente álbum 'LP4' e originalmente contou com Wisp.

Now, both the acoustic version of ‘Wake Her Up’ and the cover of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ have been officially released and available to stream for the first time.

The Cure’s frontman Robert Smith also gave the cover his seal of approval, describing it as “One of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have ever heard”.

The release of ‘Wake Her Up / Boys Don’t Cry (SiriusXM Session)’ arrives ahead of the midwest emo band kicking off the next leg of their ‘No Feeling World Tour’, having already played across the US, UK, Europe, Asia, and Mexico throughout the summer.

Highlights of the tour have already included surprise appearances from Hayley Williams, Wisp and Soccer Mommy, and the remainder of the live shows will take place across North and South America throughout the remainder of the year.

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Earlier this year, American Football spoke to NME about ‘LP4’, and revealed why fans had to wait so long for the follow-up to their third record, which arrived in 2019.

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