Hold onto your eyeliner, butt โ The Damned have just unleashed a brand-new cover of a Pink Floyd classic, and itโs lifted straight from their upcoming album Not Like Everybody Else. And honestly? It SLAPS harder than a mosh pit at 2am in Pontypridd. ๐ค๐ฅ
The legendary punk-goth misfits have taken Floydโs psychedelic majesty and drenched it in that unmistakable Damned flavour โ think swirling organs, snarling vocals, and enough dramatic flair to summon the spirit of every Camden vampire from 1976 to now. ๐งโโ๏ธโจ
This isnโt just a cover.
This is The Damned grabbing a prog-rock masterpiece, chucking it into a blender with a pint of Guinness, and screaming โCโMON BUTT, LETโS HAVE IT!โ
๐ถ From the new album Not Like Everybody Else
Their new record is shaping up to be a proper job love letter to oddballs, outsiders, goths, punks, weirdos, and anyone who ever felt like the black sheep at a school disco. The Damned have ALWAYS thrived in that space โ and this new cover proves theyโre still the kings of it.
Not Like Everybody Else promises:
- ๐ฅ Reinvented classics
- ๐ฆ Dark, theatrical Damned originals
- ๐ค Covers with a bloody attitude
- โก And all the campy chaos we adore
Whatโs occurring? Pure magic, mun.
๐ค Why This Cover Works
Because The Damned donโt just play a song โ they haunt it. They twist it into their own theatrical, gothic universe, where Captain Sensibleโs riffs lurk in the shadows and Dave Vanian croons like a Victorian vampire doing karaoke.
Itโs bold.
Itโs weird.
Itโs beautifully unnecessary.
Itโs The Damned. ๐
๐ค Riff Report Final Verdict
This era of The Damned?
Tidy as hell.
Get ready for the album drop โ itโs going to be one of those releases that makes you reach for the black nail polish and shout โONLY IN WALES, MUNโฆโ while blasting it at unholy volume. ๐ง๐
