GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have shared an ambitious new cover version of the Radiohead classic, “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. An official visualizer premieres today at YouTube. Recorded by Rodrigo y Gabriela in their studio in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico, “Weird Fishes” marks the duo’s first new release since last year’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated version of Metallica’s “The Struggle Within.” Additional new music will follow later this year.
“When I was young, I never took a close look into Radiohead’s music,” says Rodrigo. “I was the typical metal head and the typical metal head in the 80s and 90s was pretty much a closed-minded character who rarely took a risk listening to alternative bands. It was not until we met John Leckie, who produced our first album in 2006 and Radiohead’s first 2 albums in the early 90s, that they got my attention. “They evolved from being an Alt band, to being a cool band, to being a really interesting band – until last year while having a coffee in one of my restaurants I have in Mexico, ‘Weird Fishes’ started playing in the background. I knew it was them, but I didn’t know the song, and after I left I immediately looked it up on Spotify. As soon as I listened to it loud and clear I knew we had to make a Rodrigo y Gabriela version of it. A day or two after, I showed it to Gab and she was as hooked as I was. It’s such an intricate song if you want to play it the way they do. We were happy with the results though.”
Rodrigo y Gabriela are currently in the midst of a busy international live schedule, with North American dates getting underway September 14 at Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA’s Sunset Center and continuing through the month. For updates and ticket information,please visit www.rodgab.com/tour-dates.
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA ON TOUR 2022
JULY
29 – Luxey, France – Musicalarue
30 – Floreffe, Belgium – Esperanzah Festival
AUGUST
5 – Heuvelland, Belgium – Dranouter Festival
6 – Crozon, France – Festival du Bout du Monde
אולם לואי – היכל התרבות תל אביב – Israel, yafo-Aviv Tel – 10
SEPTEMBER
14 – Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA – Sunset Center
15 – St. Helena, CA – Charles Krug Winery
16 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
18 – Pala, CA, Pala Casino
21 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
23 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater
24 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Opera
25 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Summer Concert Series
