Cover Lovers 2026

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Keep Swingin’,
RC

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• 4/10 – Plymouth, MA – Spire Center for the Arts *
• 4/11 – Portsmouth, NH – The Press Room *
• 4/12 – New York, NY – City Winery *
• 4/17 – Lancaster, PA – West Art *
• 4/18 – Atlantic City, NJ – Anchor Rock Club *
• 4/30 – Baltimore, MD – Third Space *
• 5/23 – Amagansett, NY – The Stephen Talkhouse
• 5/28 – South Orange, NJ – Performing Arts Center
• 6/26 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
• 6/27 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
• 7/3 – Freehold, NJ – ParkStage
• 7/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
• 7/14 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
• 7/15 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
• 7/17 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
• 7/18 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
• 7/19 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
• 11/12 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
  * – “Livin in the USA” solo tour dates

ANGELS ON THE BATTLEFIELD inject their own distinctive qualities into the track including some unexpected moments. Sudden shifts in instrumental arrangements and embellished guitars entwine compelling elements and charisma into the sound.

Produced by ANGELS ON THE BATTLEFIELD, the track was recorded at Counter Communications with engineering, mixing and mastering by Chris Wirsig. “Phantom of the Opera” cover art was created by JD McGibney.

When we started playing around with the idea of covering it, I didn’t want to touch it unless it felt honest. The original is already perfect in its own way. The only thing that made sense was to approach it from a different emotional place. This version came together late at night in the studio, very instinctively. We stripped things down and let the tension breathe. I wanted it to feel intimate, almost like you’re overhearing something you weren’t supposed to hear. Lately, the world feels heavy. There’s a lot of fear, a lot of noise, a lot of people forgetting how fragile everything actually is. Songs like this remind me that underneath all of that, we’re still just humans trying to make sense of our doubts, our love, our obsessions. It’s less about covering a song and more about sitting inside it for a moment. Because some songs belong to everyone. This one just happens to mean a lot to me.