Hailing from the city of angels comes an indie rock band that is fully embracing their 90’s nostalgia. Rvrside is the LA band that decided to pay proper homage to the legendary Green Day and their iconic single “Welcome To Paradise” in an alt-grunge inspired cover. The single of course comes from Green Day’s U.S. certified diamond record, Dookie – which houses some of Green Day’s most notable singles like “Basket Case”, “Longview”, and “When I Come Around”.

Rvrside consists of musical talents across the spectrum – front-woman Jessica Vaughn, a songwriter, and vocalist whose music can be heard echoing through networks like, Netflix, MTV, NBC and ABC, songwriter and producer Curtis Peoples, who has penned visions for bands like Pierce The Veil and Third Eye Blind, and producer Colin creeV, who has produced big names like Jez Dior, Traces, and of course Third Eye Blind (of which he is a band member). Coming together over a love of all things grunge, pop and sick synths – Rvrside figured that if they can’t live in the 90’s anymore, they might as well recreate them.

In Green Day’s original production, “Welcome To Paradise” is a quick, energetic anthem for the outsider who sees the world for the shit-show that it is. With a fast, pure rock melody throughout fans were quick to throw on this iconic track, put on some oversized baggy jeans and their best jelly bracelets before going out to wreak havoc on their town’s local park. In Rvrside’s cover, “Welcome To Paradise” opens to a deep bassline that echoes in the distance. Jessica’s rich vocals glide over the percussion as the track slowly quickens alongside futuristic synths. The once fast-paced anthem used to fuel the youth towards fighting for a better future by any means necessary now reads like a post-apocalyptic warning of those same kids of the 90s who were too late to save it all despite their best efforts. Yet the cover still holds the underlining themes of hope that the next generation will learn from our mistakes and truly fuck shit up as necessary.

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