Boston trio, Elsewhere, pay homage to their musical inspirations, The Police, with their cowl of a long-lost demo that they found on YouTube, giving ‘Don’t You Imagine Me Child’ a particular alt-rock therapy, whereas dropping not one of the authentic observe’s type.
Like many people from Technology X, Elsewhere frontman and guitarist Michael Aroian grew up with The Police, and their seemingly countless run of hits from the late 70s proper via to the 90s. So when he found a nearly unknown demo by The Police on YouTube a few decade in the past, he knew he’d have to present it a whirl, and see if he may breathe new life into it. “The Police have been basically my Beatles,” mentioned Aroian, “and I feel many Gen Xers rising up within the ’80s and ’90s really feel the identical approach.” Within the arms of Aroian, and his bandmates, drummer Craig Morrison, and bassist Marc Ubaldino, ‘Don’t You Imagine Me Child’ has been given the delicacy and respect it deserves, when it comes to their meticulous association, instrumentation, and manufacturing.
After all, such a observe deserves to be shared with the world, and, again in 2021, when Elsewhere opened for legendary Canadian band, Our Girl Peace, at The Paradise Rock Membership, in Boston, their reside rendition of ‘Don’t You Imagine Me Child’ was recorded for posterity. It’s now been launched on YouTube, and captures all of the rawness and authenticity that might in any other case have been the unique expertise of the 900 robust viewers that night time. It’s only one small glimpse of what followers skilled that night time.
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