Santa Cruz hardcore band Drain have shared the final single from their upcoming Epitaph debut Living Proof, and this one’s a cover of Descendents‘ 1985 I Don’t Want to Grow Up classic “Good Good Things.” It’s a pretty faithful cover–just a little chuggier and more modern-sounding–and it finds vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro deviating from his usual bark to show off a very strong knack for melodic singing.
“The Descendents were a huge band for me as both a teenager and as an adult,” Sammy says. “I know I can speak for all of us when I say that it’s an honor to pay homage and respect to them, as a band that changed the game for us. I just straight up love this track and in a weird way felt like lyrically, it hit home and touched on the same themes that Drain is all about.”
He continues, “It definitely was a bit of a step outside of our lane, doing cleaner singing and what not, but we wanted to try and stick true to the original while giving it a little bit of our personality in the mix. Listen to the Descendents.” Check out the cover and its Ryan Baxley-directed video below.
Drain also have their big tour coming up, which is stacked with great openers, including Drug Church, Gel, MSPAINT, Magnitude, Restraining Order, Combust, Gumm (who announced their debut album today), Torena, and Outta Pocket, varying by date. The tour hits NYC on June 8 at Brooklyn Monarch with Drug Church, Magnitude, Gel and Combust. All dates are listed below.
Drain — 2023 Tour Dates
With MSPAINT, Outta Pocket & Torena:
05/25 Tacoma, WA – Alma
05/26 Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw
05/27 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
05/28 Boise, ID – The Shredder
With Drug Church:
05/30 Denver, CO – The Marquis Theater (feat. MSPAINT & Torena)
05/31 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck (feat. MSPAINT )
With Drug Church & GEL:
06/01 St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
06/02 Chicago, IL – Metro
06/04 Detroit, MI – Tied Down Fest
With Drug Church, Magnitude, GEL & Combust:
06/05 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
06/06 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
06/07 Boston, MA – Middle East
06/08 NYC, NY – Brooklyn Monarch
06/09 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church (no Drug Church)
06/10 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
With Drug Church, Magnitude, GEL & Restraining Order:
06/12 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
06/13 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
06/14 Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
06/16 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
06/17 Dallas, TX – The Factory
06/18 Austin, TX – Oblivion Access Festival
With Drug Church, Magnitude & Gumm:
06/20 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
06/21 Phoenix, AZ – The Nile Underground
06/22 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
06/23 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
06/24 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Club
