San Fermin, an art-pop project from Brooklyn, have shared an acoustic cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit single “Run Away with Me.” Reinterpreted by bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone, San Fermin’s cover finds vocalists Claire Wellin and Karlie Bruce harmonizing for a warmly emotive take on the Emotion classic.
Regarding the acoustic rendition, Ellis Ludwig-Leone says, “Carly Rae’s version is a perfect party song, with that synth lead and four on the floor bass drum, so we went the other way with it. The lyrics are actually pretty intimate and lend themselves well to a quieter version. It was fun for us, as a band with eight members, to do something truly stripped down.”
“Run Away with Me” follows the October release of the group’s newest album The Cormorant I. Currently in the midst of their North American tour, San Fermin will continue with headlining dates across the U.S. and Canada before concluding with a hometown finale at New York’s Brooklyn Steel on December 6. Get ticketing information and details here.
San Fermin is the project of Brooklyn-based composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ellis Ludwig-Leone, who pairs lushly avant-garde arrangements with pop-minded melodies that are brought to life by his bandmates. Formed in 2012 – shortly after Ludwig-Leone completed a job assisting composer Nico Muhly – San Fermin made their debut with a self-titled 2013 release hailed by NPR as “one of the year’s most ambitious, evocative, and moving records.” With the 2015 release of Jackrabbit and 2017’s Belong, San Fermin garnered extensive critical acclaim, selling out shows worldwide and appearing at major festivals and opening for the likes St. Vincent, The National, Arctic Monkeys, alt-J and more. Having recently signing to Sony Music Masterworks, San Fermin usher in a new chapter with the release of The Cormorant I, the first of an eventual two-part project encompassing the scope of their new trajectory.
November 1 – Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub
November 2 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
November 3 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
November 7 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
November 8 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
November 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
November 10 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
November 13 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
November 15 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater
November 16 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
November 17 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater
November 19 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
November 20 – Carrboro, NC – The ArtsCenter
November 22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
November 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
December 6 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
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