MAY-A Covers Stevie Nicks ‘Edge of Seventeen’ on Like a Version
Australian singer-songwriter MAYA you may have put your personal stamp on a traditional.
The 24-year-old Sydney expertise lined Stevie Nicks‘1981 observe “Edge of Seventeen” for triple j’s Like a Version on Friday (March 20), delivering a grunge-inflected, guitar-driven remodeling that stripped away the unique’s iconic riff and rebuilt the tune from the bottom up.
Taking to the stage along with her stay band, MAY-A opened with a restrained, vocally-led association earlier than the observe expanded into one thing heavier — a distortion-led second half full with each guitar and bass solos.
The strategy made room for her personal voice to take middle stage, balancing tenderness with a raspy, rock-edged supply all through. Guitarist and collaborator Chloe Dadd was central to shaping the association, which got here collectively by way of prolonged experimentation in rehearsals.
“When we started playing around with the idea of this song, we just played it in so many different ways,” MAY-A mentioned. “And my guitarist Chloe, she sort of built out the tracks.”
The tune selection was a deliberate one. MAY-A mentioned she wished to cowl one thing linked to Nicks particularly as a result of of the best way the Fleetwood Mac co-founder writes about loss.
“I haven’t seen someone write about grief and loss in such a powerful and strong way,” she mentioned, describing the standard as “unique and inspiring.” The triple j group had teased the quilt earlier within the week by sharing a college of rock scenes on Instagram Stories.
The Like a Version look got here alongside a efficiency of “Last Man on Earth” from MAY-A’s debut album Goodbye (If You Call That Gone)launched February 20.
In a current interview with The Musicthe artist — born Maya Cumming — spoke about her journey into rock music as a teenager, citing Sonic Youth, Bikini Kill, Paramore, Hole and Evanescence as formative influences.
“I was never from this scene — I was always a Taylor Swift pop girl — so when I got into rock in my teens, I felt like a fraud,” she mentioned. “These women made me feel seen, and made me realize I didn’t need to fit into all of these molds I’d made for myself. I had to carve my own space.”
Of the album itself, MAY-A mentioned she was intentionally proof against industrial instincts. “This album is a slow burn; you have to sit with it. I deliberately didn’t make it hi-fi, or really catchy and full of hooks. This was as raw as I could make it.”
MAY-A’s Goodbye (If You Call That Gone) tour kicks off April 2 at The Princess Theater in Brisbane, with additional dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle and Adelaide. The Like a Version look was half of triple j’s expanded March slate, which doubled its weekly output for the primary time to incorporate each Friday and Tuesday classes all through the month.
