Last month Vanyaland celebrated its 11th anniversary, and it got us reminiscing about the early days of the site. Looking back, we were fairly smitten with Miley Cyrus, and all the buzz around “Wrecking Ball,” which dropped about three months after we launched. Over time, we all went in our own direction.
But Remember Summer take us back to these halcyon days with their new rendition of the modern classic, as the duo of Paddy Conn (Swimming Tapes) and Angelina Dove deliver an enigmatic, new wave-leaning cover that breathes new life into Cyrus’ eternal standout through a vintage, wistful lens. It just dropped this past Friday (June 7).
“Metaphorically spot on; I think I’m an ‘exploding doormat’ personality type,” Dove admits. “A really long fuse, but once it’s lit… ‘Wrecking Ball’ resonated with me, I feel like I’ve been there. The explosions, the disappointment, indifference even.”
Oh, we’ve been there two. Jump aboard the swing and crash the present into the past below.