Bowling For Soup & able machines – Team Up For Awesome Cover Of Elastica’s ”Connection”

Pop-punk legends Bowling For Soup have teamed up with Los Angeles based electro-pop duo, singer-songwriter Tay Côlieé and producer Linus Dotson, better known as able machines to release a magnetic cover of Elastica’s Brit-Pop anthem, “Connection”. The track is accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek nod to retro sci-fi, filmed in and around Los Angeles, including locations where Star Trek and other classics were filmed.

Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick expresses how the song is an old favouriite:

“I have always loved this song! We use to play it in the Van non stop! One day I was listening to a new able machines song and just thought…My best friend, Bowling For Soup’s producer, Linus of Hollywood is in an Electronic band! We should do this “Connection” together! Even the song title is perfect for this collab!  Luckily, Linus and Tay liked the idea, and ran with it! I am so stoked for how this turned out…The video is next level!“

able machines burst onto the music scene in 2019 with their first single “Secrets and Lies”, setting the blueprint of their unique sound, coupling (often) dark lyrical imagery with concise pop hooks and melodies over electronic soundscapes. The band started when singer Tay Côlieé was perusing Craigslist in search of musical gear and stumbled upon a “wanted” ad posted by producer Linus Dotson. Upon meeting they quickly discovered they had both been floating in the same musical circles. Linus (professionally known as Linus Of Hollywood) has made a name as a diverse songwriter and producer, working with the likes of Charlatans UK, Bowling For Soup, Cheap Trick and Smashing Pumpkins. He’s also a member of Santa Barbara pop/punk legends Nerf Herder (best known for writing the “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” theme song). Tay got her start acting as a teenager and transitioned into music as a ghost writer for Capitol Records, co-writing hits for other artists including Ariana Grande and Camila Cabello.

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