KATSEYE Cover Charli XCX Sucker Outtake On New EP
There's already been a lot of conversation swirling around the girl group KATSEYE, with two members, Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza , going on recent hiatus. Despite the shift in dynamics, KATSEYE powers on. Today, they release their anticipated EP WILD , which features an Ed Sheeran co-write and a reworked Charli XCX song that she wrote for her 2014 album Sucker . The post KATSEYE Cover…
The indie girl group KATSEYE has released their much-anticipated EP WILD, which includes a reworked version of Charli XCX's 2014 hit Sucker. The single, originally titled "Bel Air" and penned by Charli and Noonie Bao, was composed by Jarrad Rogers in December 2013. However, it never made it onto the final album. Later, the track was reimagined by John Hill and SOPHIE, with KATSEYE recording a version that features Charli, Noonie Bao, Jarrad Rogers, and a team of producers including Stefan Gräslund, Patrik Berger, Martin Stilling, and Kristin Carpenter.
KATSEYE's rendition of "Bel Air" is a stark and gruff pop song, stripped of the original's melodrama and intensity. Charli's vocals are less polished in the KATSEYE version, which adds a new dimension to the track. The lyrics of the new version have been altered, omitting a verse where Charli sang, "I know I sound so crazy/I want to keep you close to kiss my tears/I'm calling for you, I dial your number/But you never pick up when it's my name/So I drive up to Bel Air and drown inside the pool out on the deck."
The band also appeared on Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, where they discussed dance moves and performed the track.
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