A brand-new single release from The Mary Tyler Whores delivers an updated and classic punk rock soiree in the form of a cover song from an absolutely classic band that was played on the radio in the '80s on a daily basis.
Out of everything they can think of, these guys decided to cover "Whip It", originally performed by Devo, of course, and, before we get started, I have to say, it's outstanding.
One of the things I loved about this version is that it's picked up speed just a bit. It's not over the top, but it is a little faster. This gives it a bit of added drive, along with the heavier guitars and crew punk vocals in the pre-choruses.
Now, this is not a total thrasher. This holds true to the original song because one or all of these guys heard and loved this song growing up.
The track came through as vivacious, charismatic, vibrant, and with peak energy that really let the song hit hard while still keeping the same aesthetic and vibe as the original.
I can't express enough how the energy level of this track pushes the envelope perfectly.
It almost feels like the guys recorded this live on the floor to an extent and then added some overdubs later.
It seems like everyone involved was feeding off of each other's energies the whole time. It sort of puts you right there in the moment.
Even if I'm wrong about the whole live on the floor thing, listening to this track on record makes you want to see the guys perform it live simply because if you can capture that kind of energy on record and still have it come through this pristine, then seeing it live must be awesome.
There was certainly a lot of attention to detail during the recording of this track as they kept the arrangement the same, so it comes through as an ode or love letter to the original track.
Obviously, they had a ton of fun with it, and you can hear that on the record itself.
It's a damn near perfect blend of color and edginess combined with a heavy-handed punk rock attitude and backbone.
The drummer nails it right from the start, and this is one of the biggest attributes that give the song that crazy energy. The drummer builds the drive of this track and puts it through the roof.
The vocals are done super well because they have that punk rock attitude, but it still has that bubbly sort of color to it.
This was a bit wild and rambunctious in the best ways possible.
I love how they can bring that classic aesthetic into a heavier format and pull it off seamlessly.
This single has an accompanying music video, and it is so much fun because even the video itself reaches back into the MTV days with a classic MTV News style intro and jumps into the band in the full Devo outfits rocking this out.
You can't get much more fun than that.
When you watch the video, you can also see how rambunctious the band members actually are. This works wonders because it lets their presence as a band shine and shows how much joy they get out of doing their thing.
When you listen to this track, I suggest doing it with the video simply because it gives you the full aesthetic and effect that they're going for even outside the song itself.
These guys are belting out a rock riot with heavy guitars and massive sonic drive with Devo helmets on!
You just can't beat that.
This track was just released today via Golden Robot Records, and we've taken the liberty of embedding the music video below for your viewing pleasure.
If you grew up in the '80s like I did, you would love this.
Dive in and remember where you heard it first.
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