Midlands based rock band WEAK13 on July 13th released a brand new single via Ditto Music who have previously launched debut releases for Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Royal Blood.
The single is registered for the UK charts and it’s a cover version of the Depeche Mode song Halo. WEAK13 have recorded an incredible version of Halo with Coventry engineer John Stewart (Eight Great Fears) along with a music video synchronised to accompany the single release and launched on Vevo.
The tune has pleasantly surprised their fan base as they have not only released a powerful version of the Depeche Mode classic but have almost made it their own yet still respectfully salute the original songwriters.
WEAK13 frontman and guitarist Nick J Townsend stated “It may seem like an unusual choice of tune for a band like ourselves to cover but the main reason is that we have a lot of respect for Depeche Mode; they are up there with the best British bands and we wanted to show people just how creative their songs are by being a bit creative ourselves; painting one of their tunes with a rock edge. We recorded this song to pay homage to the song writing of Depeche Mode; we hope the band like what we’ve done. Months before the single release date was conceived we approached three British DJs who specialise in new wave and are seriously devoted Depeche Mode fans; their reaction was uplifting as they each gave different positive opinions on what we’d created”.
The single is UK chart registered and this will be the first time WEAK13 have approached the mainstream charts. Bassist and fellow WEAK13 songwriter Wesley Smith added “We’re not expecting this to break the top ten but it will give us the experience we need for our future chart releases. If everyone who has ever heard of WEAK13 downloaded the song then we stand a good chance but we’re up against some of the biggest fan bases on the planet so we’re just here for the ride”.
Available now on Deezer
http://www.deezer.com/album/43393701
On Amazon
http://amzn.eu/1AQcFXS
http://www.deezer.com/album/43393701
On Amazon
http://amzn.eu/1AQcFXS
Also available on Spotify, iTunes.
