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Russ Rankin, frontman of Good Riddance, shares new single “Starry Eyes.” It’s the second offering from his upcoming solo EP, A Season In Hell, out everywhere September 25th via Indecision Records. Check out the song here.

Rankin puts his own spin on The Records’ 1979 hit single “Starry Eyes,” transforming the power-pop classic into a faster, heavier rendition that reflects his own hardcore roots. While retaining the melody and infectious hook that made the original so enduring, Rankin injects the track with a newfound urgency, trading some of its jangly brightness for driving guitars, increased intensity, and a harder-edged delivery. The result is a modernized take that pays homage to the original while making the song unmistakably his own.

“This was a song I heard while listening to First Wave on SiriusXM and, for the rest of that day, I was unable to get the hook out of my head,” he shares. “After a little investigating, I found out it was by a band (The Records) who  never really had any other “hits,” per se, and I found that in itself intriguing. I heard the song several more times on the same station and I fell in love with it. It became a mission for me to learn it on guitar and play it all the time and, finally, to try to record my own take on it.”