Watch Måneskin cover Blur and debut new song ‘The Driver’ as they kick off ‘RUSH!’ world tour
nme.comMåneskin have covered Blur and debuted a new track titled ‘The Driver’ during the first night of their ‘RUSH!’ world tour.Kicking of their world tour at Hanover’s EXPO Plaza in Germany, the Italian rockers treated the crowd to a 20-song set filled with their hits ‘Zitti E Buoni’ and ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ as well as their viral cover of Four Seasons’ ‘Beggin’.They also covered Blur’s 1994 Britpop hit ‘Girls & Boys’ as well as Paolo Nutini‘s ‘Iron Sky’. “When we decided on the setlist for this tour, we created the whole thing and then we saw it and said ‘Oh my God, there’s just one cover’.
We really like doing covers so we want to thank Blur for writing this beautiful song. Ladies and gentlemen, ‘Girls & Boys’,” said the band’s front man to the crowd while introducing the iconic track.Måneskin also included a new track in the middle of their set.
Speaking to NME during this year’s Glastonbury festival, the band spoke about the process of creating their new music. After being asked if fame has changed the way they write their music, bassist Victoria De Angelis said: “Probably a little bit, I would say.
Of course you get more thoughts and opinion [aimed at you], but we try not to think about it when we’re writing. If you get too much up in your head then you lose the natural part of it.”She continued: “Of course, it must have changed because we’ve evolved and we’re growing.
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