Watch American Football Combine “Never Meant” and the Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry”

Hot on the heels of their Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX set, American Football stopped by the SiriusXM studio to cover the Cure’s 1979 single “Boys Don’t Cry.” Instead of launching into a faithful rendition, though, the band carefully mashed it up with their own enduring hit, “Never Meant,” along with a graceful use of a trumpet solo.

Watch their performance below. “The Cure, and specifically ‘Boys Don’t Cry,’ has not only been fundamental to my growth as a songwriter but as much or more so on my development as a man,” said American Football singer-guitarist Mike Kinsella.

The band have been touring extensively behind that new album, and they still have a handful of more shows on the calendar for this year. Fans in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and a few American states on the East Coast can catch them in November and December.

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American Football em “Boys Don’t Cry (The Cure Cover),” gravado pela SiriusXM (YouTube) Carregador de Comentários Salvar História Salvar esta história Logo após o set no Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX, American Football parou no estúdio da SiriusXM para fazer cover do single de 1979 do The Cure, “Boys Don’t Cry.” Em vez de entrar em uma interpretação fiel, a banda misturou cuidadosamente a música com seu próprio hit atemporal, “Never Meant,” e incluiu um solo de trompete de forma elegante.

American Football also broke out “Wake Her Up” and “No Feeling” from this year’s American Football (LP4) for their SiriusXMU session. The band have been touring extensively behind that new album, and they still have a handful of more shows on the calendar for this year.