Hailed by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have heard,” American Football officially release their stripped-back take on ‘Boys Don’t Cry’

American Football have officially released their stripped-back take on the classic ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ – praised by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have ever heard”. READ MORE: American Football on inspiring new generations and their most adventurous album yet: “It sounds like we’re on a different planet” The cover of the hit 1979 song was first performed by American Football during their debut on SiriusXMU earlier this summer – recorded between stops on their global ‘No Feeling Tour’. That song marks only the second cover the alt-rock giants have broken out in their 30 year discography, following them putting their own spin on Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ in 2021. The SiriusXMU appearance also saw them perform an acoustic rendition of their own track ‘Wake Her Up’, which was released as part of their latest album ‘LP4‘ and originally featured Wisp. Now, both the acoustic version of ‘Wake Her Up’ and the cover of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ have been officially released and available to stream for the first time. “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 ...