Robber Robber recently returned with ‘Talkback’, their first single for their new label home Fire Talk – and one of the best songs of November. Before the year is out, they’re sharing a grungy, propulsive take on the Elvis Presley classic ‘Suspicious Minds’. Check it out below.
“We went through an Elvis phase where we listened to a bunch of Elvis for a couple of weeks and watched those two movies about him and Priscilla, and ‘Suspicious Minds’ has always been a favorite,” the band commented. “We recorded a version of it as a fun activity — at the time we didn’t expect to release it or anything. It is interesting to think about the original context of the song and how it translates to a modern day. Given that, to my understanding Elvis was actually giving his wife quite a lot of good reason to be suspicious. Kinda a gaslight song tbh — definitely feels a little more tongue in cheek now. Regardless! The song is a real ripper. Shoutout to the guy who wrote it originally, Mark James, who also wrote ‘Hooked On A Feeling’… big fan of his work.”
Robber Robber dropped their debut LP, Wild Guess, last year. Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Robber Robber.
