Today, quickly rising Toronto post-hardcore / alt-punk group, Napoleon, share a new cover of Paramore’s smash hit, “Misery Business“.
Putting their own unique spin on the fan-favourite track, vocalist Jonathan Elmaleh says:
“Being a newer band just getting into touring, at every show we play there are definitely lots of people hearing about us for the first time, so we always try to have one song in the set that everyone will know and can sing along to.
We’ve cycled through so many covers, but one that we keep coming back to is Misery Business. I feel like our version is really unique and has a ton of energy, so when we were recording Dear God we figured we’d give recording the cover a go and see how it comes out, and we’re really stoked about how it did! We’ve been playing it most nights on the Dear God tour and it’s been super fun!“
On the tail end of their tour across the East Coast of Canada and back across the country through Quebec into Ontario in support of their latest EP, ‘Dear God’, the band has been quite literally all over the map this year. Not to mention topping the Canadian Campus Radio charts and spending four weeks on the !earshot National chart, flying high on adds to key playlists like Spotify’s ‘All New Metal‘ and ‘All New Punk’, as well as Apple Music’s ‘New In Punk’, and Exclaim! Magazine’s ‘The Eh List’, having their music go into heavy rotation at idobi Howl, and seeing countless positive press mentions.
With only one date left on their Dear God tour, the band is thrilled to be opening the stage for Dead By April on September 7th at the Velvet Underground – get your tickets here.
NAPOLEON LIVE DATES:
09.07.24 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
11.23.24 Oshawa, ON @ The Biltmore Theatre
PRAISE FOR DEAR GOD:
“Napoleon’s latest EP is a window to their sound, influences, and who they are as artists, showcasing the irreverence of their sound and leaving you wanting more.” – A&P Reacts
“Napoleon have progressed both lyrically and instrumentally on Dear God in ways that simply take them to the next level… They are a band every alternative music listener needs to have their eyes and ears on.” – idobi Howl
MORE ABOUT NAPOLEON:
Based in Toronto ON, Alt-Punk/Post-Hardcore four-piece, Napoleon, has been attracting attention from fans and media alike since their formation in early 2018. Celebrated as one of ‘23 Canadian bands Silverstein’s Shane Told knows will keep the scene alive’ in an article by Alternative Press where the famed vocalist filled the publication in on what he feels is the best of the best in Canadian music, the band’s praises are sung far and wide. Alt-Press went on to call the band “heavy in an original fashion,” and say that “Toronto should be proud of these up-and-comers.”
Known and loved for their high-energy, in-your-face performances that will leave a mark on not only your mind but probably your body too (if you’re doing it right), the band has played alongside acts including Escape The Fate, Single Mothers, Fame On Fire, Indian Handcrafts, Bastardane, OTTTO, Calling all Captains, and more. They have also left their indelible mark on the stages of NXNE, Canadian Music Week, Gusapalooza, No Passage Fest, and are always announcing more gigs. Their distinguished live show is well-known in the Canadian music scene, once described by Canadian Beats Magazine (who has also interviewed the band) as “loud, sweaty, and completely overwhelming in all of the best ways.”
NAPOLEON ONLINE:
Website // Facebook // Instagram // Spotify // Apple Music
