Listen to All-American Rejects and Dashboard Confessional Cover Each Other’s Songs
All-American Rejects and Dashboard Confessional are turning back the clock over a decade by teaming up to go on a summer tour. To commemorate, the pair have decided to cover songs the other made famous–namely “Hands Down” and “Move Along.” Dashboard Confessional’s “Move Along” intensifies the emo, and All-American Rejects “Hands Down” is made into a five-and-a-half minute percussive mood piece.
“‘Hands Down’ is an open-hearted story of young love,” All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter said in a press release about their approach. “In the original recording, the vocal performance is something that carries you through that tale of pure discovery. Vocally, my immediate intention was to play the opposite. For the musical canvas, we wanted to take all the candy away from this song and feed it nothing but opiates, leaving you feeling as if…