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Traffic Jams: BONES UK - 'I'm Afraid Of Americans'
Traffic Jams: BONES UK - 'I'm Afraid Of Americans'-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:07

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The cover song is a delicate art. There’s a balance to be struck between honoring the original, but making something wholly new. For every or , there are thousands of covers that never step out of the shadow of the original song. It seems BONES UK has figured out the trick: Make sure Nine Inch Nails are somehow involved.

“I’m Afraid Of Americans” may originally be a Bowie track, but BONES UK’s cover is more inspired by than the initial album release. Distorted guitars, synth accents, and a video with plenty of guns and Big Macs make for a tone more akin to Nine Inch Nails than their .

BONES UK recently recorded , so fans of this Bowie cover can look there for more. And, after hearing this track, why wouldn’t you?

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