Of Mice & Men are streaming their cover of Pink Floyd‘s ‘Money’. Their take on the song comes from their approaching new album, “Defy“, which will land in stores on January 19th through Rise Records.
The band update the song a little bit, with the original cash register sound effects now with a more video game “cashing in” vibe, but you still get the clinking of coins featured prominently. And while the original danced around a more rhythmic swinging bass-led pattern, the Of Mice & Men song is more immediate and amped up with guitars to a speed more befitting of their style. The guitars and drumming drive the song with more ferocity, while vocalist Aaron Pauley capably transmits the darker, sinister tone of the song.
‘Money’ fits well into the conceptual leanings of the band’s Defy album, with Pauley previously stating, “To defy means to challenge the power of, resist boldly and openly,” and that’s a feeling firmly embraced in the Pink Floyd original.
Of Mice & Men have already done a solid job building anticipating for their new album, with the song ‘Warzone’ and the title track already arriving ahead of the disc. You can pre-order the disc at this location and look for the band on tour starting Jan. 31 in Berkeley, Calif. Dates can be found below.
“Defy” track listing:
01. Defy
02. Instincts
03. Back To Me
04. Sunflower
05. Unbreakable
06. Vertigo
07. Money
08. How Will You Live
09. On The Inside
10. Warzone
11. Forever YDG’n
12. If We Were Ghosts
UPCOMING SHOWS
JAN . 31 THE UC THEATRE BERKELEY, CA UNITED STATES
FEB . 01 CATALYST SANTA CRUZ, CA UNITED STATES
FEB . 02 WONDER BALLROOM PORTLAND, OR UNITED STATES
FEB . 03 EL CORAZON SEATTLE, WA UNITED STATES
FEB . 04 KNITTING FACTORY BOISE, ID UNITED STATES
FEB . 05 THE COMPLEX SALT LAKE CITY, UT UNITED STATES
FEB . 06 SUMMIT MUSIC HALL DENVER, CO UNITED STATES
FEB . 08 MUSIC HALL MPLS MINNEAPOLIS, MN UNITED STATES
FEB . 09 READY ROOM ST. LOUIS, MO UNITED STATES
FEB . 11 HOUSE OF BLUES CHICAGO, IL UNITED STATES
FEB . 12 CROFOOT BALLROOM PONTIAC, MI UNITED STATES
FEB . 13 OPERA HOUSE TORONTO, ON CANADA
FEB . 14 CORONA THEATRE MONTREAL, QC CANADA
FEB . 16 PARADISE ROCK CLUB BOSTON, MA UNITED STATES
FEB . 17 GRAMERCY THEATRE NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES
FEB . 18 STONE PONY ASBURY PARK, NJ UNITED STATES
FEB . 19 TROCADERO THEATRE PHILADELPHIA, PA UNITED STATES
FEB . 20 THE UNDERGROUND CHARLOTTE, NC UNITED STATES
FEB . 21 MASQUERADE ATLANTA, GA UNITED STATES
FEB . 23 BEACHAM THEATER ORLANDO, FL UNITED STATES
FEB . 24 CLUB LA DESTIN, FL UNITED STATES
FEB . 25 HOUSE OF BLUES NEW ORLEANS, LA UNITED STATES
FEB . 27 WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL HOUSTON , TX UNITED STATES
FEB . 28 CANTON HALL DALLAS, TX UNITED STATES
MAR . 01 SUNSHINE THEATRE ALBUQUERQUE, NM UNITED STATES
MAR . 04 VINYL LAS VEGAS, NV UNITED STATES
MAR . 05 ORPHEUM THEATRE FLAGSTAFF, AZ UNITED STATES
MAR . 06 NILE THEATRE MESA, AZ UNITED STATES
MAR . 07 SOMA SAN DIEGO, CA UNITED STATES
MAR . 24 DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL FLEMINGTON, VIC AUSTRALIA
MAR . 25 HORDERN PAVILION SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
MAR . 27 RIVERSTAGE BRISBANE AUSTRALIA
APR . 02 CLUB ZAL SANKT-PETERBURG RUSSIA
APR . 03 GLAVCLUB MOSKVA, RUSSIA
APR . 05 TRIX CLUB ANTWERP, BELGIUM
APR . 06 MELKWEG AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
APR . 07 MARKTHALLE HAMBURG HAMBURG, GERMANY
APR . 09 PUMPEHUSET COPENHAGEN DENMARK
APR . 10 COLUMBIA THEATER BERLIN, GERMANY
APR . 11 PROXIMA WARSAW POLAND
APR . 13 ARENA WIEN WIEN AUSTRIA
APR . 14 KULTURFABRIK KOFMEHL SOLOTHURN SWITZERLAND
APR . 15 TECHNIKUM MUNICH, GERMANY
APR . 17 BATSCHKAPP FRANKFURT GERMANY
APR . 18 ESSIGFABRIK KÖLN GERMANY
APR . 19 TRABENDO PARIS FRANCE
APR . 21 O2 ACADEMY BRISTOL BRISTOL UNITED KINGDOM
APR . 22 O2 ABC GLASGOW UNITED KINGDOM
APR . 23 O2 RITZ MANCHESTER MANCHESTER UNITED KINGDOM
APR . 25 O2 INSTITUTE2 BIRMINGHAM , UNITED KINGDOM
APR . 26 UEA LCR NORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM
APR . 27 KOKO LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
APR . 29 ACADEMY DUBLIN, IRELAND
APR . 30 MANDELA HALL BELFAST IRELAND
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Video (audio) for ‘Money’
Video for ‘Warzone’
Lyric video for ‘Defy’