In terms of ’90s period grunge covers, you received’t discover a higher man than Put up Malone. Within the early days of the pandemic, the Twelve Carat Toothache musician set the gold customary for quarantine-era concert events with a fully kick-ass Nirvana tribute set. Now, Posty has delivered one other ’90s rock traditional within the type of Pearl Jam’s “Higher Man.”
Put up Malone sang the Vitalogy radio rock steady throughout an look on the Howard Stern Present this week. On this case, all these beers and coffin sticks paid off in an enormous manner, because the uncooked, gritty tenor of his vocals added an additional degree of depth to the efficiency. Catch the replay under.
In introducing the duvet, Posty mentioned he was launched to Pearl Jam by his older brother, Jordan. “He was a marine, and he was stationed in Hawaii. I used to be 12, 13… and he performed this tune, we have been driving round. He performed it — I’ve been fascinated by that so much.” He added that he thinks about his brother, who he describes as a “stunning man,” each time he hears the tune.
It goes with out saying, however Put up Malone’s cowl of “Higher Man” far exceeds something heard on his newest album, Twelve Carat Toothache. Possibly on his subsequent album, he’ll shit out some rock bangers as an alternative of one other assortment of aimless pop songs. Right here’s hoping he additionally consists of some Nirvana and Pearl Jam within the setlist for his upcoming “Twelve Carat Tour” (for which you may get tickets right here).
