Moore Ave Underground Cover Sublime’s “Santeria”

It’s difficult to make a cover sound like a unique production that does justice to its origins, but Moore Ave Underground have done just that with Santeria. The 1997 Sublime hit has transcended generations and continued as a valuable tune in the cultural zeitgeist and Ontario’s Moore Ave Underground have now put their own indie punk spin on the track as part of its upcoming debut album, Turn Around. Bringing another level of energy and intensity to a track that’s traditionally performed in a more laid back, campfire-y sort of tone adds another layer to the lyrics of the song, which center around a man’s feelings toward his lover and the man she’s cheating on him with.

“At that time, all the songs we were playing together were released, and Josh had a solid collection of partially written tunes just waiting around for us to tackle. As the night went on and Josh was showing everyone demos of some new tunes, Shawn stopped the conversation and suggested we write and release our first full-length album. This was never something we would have ever entertained before for whatever reason. We thought the single game was what we were playing now just being an indie punk band from a small farm town in Ontario.”