Fruit Bats’ full-album cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ iconic Siamese Dream will be available August 21 exclusively on vinyl via Turntable Kitchen’s SOUNDS DELICIOUS subscription series. The strictly limited-edition LP will feature artwork by Morgan Keys. We are delighted to share Fruit Bats’ sun-drenched cover of “Today” from this album wherever you listen to music!

From Fruit Bats’ Eric D. Johnson:

In 1993, I was the prime age to be swept up in alternative radio. But truth be told, while I loved Nirvana and Jane’s Addiction, in my heart I was still secretly wearing a hole in my cassette copy of Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits (1974–78). Somehow, Smashing Pumpkins spoke to all sides of me—angsty on the surface but really filled with a kind of Midwest mysticism that spoke directly to my 17-year-old-kid-from-Illinois brain. It’s also the first tape I ever listened to while driving a long distance alone. I’m pretty sure my version of this album is based on subconscious memories of that drive. I played all the instruments on this. And no, of course I’m not going to be able to recreate Billy Corgan’s crushing, epic guitar tone. Nor could I dream of touching Jimmy Chamberlin’s floaty (yet ever-shredding) drumming. This version is all about hazy memories for me, and how Corgan’s brilliant pop hooks can travel through time and exist in any possible instrumental configuration.

Listen to and add “Today” to your summer playlists now! And find Fruit Bats’ Merge debut Gold Past Life on CD and LP in the Merge store, along with Found a Round Stone: Live in Portland wherever you stream music.

SOUNDS DELICIOUS is a first-of-its-kind vinyl record club featuring landmark albums reimagined by your favorite artists. Participating artists are asked to choose any full-length album they love and reimagine it from front to back. SOUNDS DELICIOUS produces the recordings on limited edition vinyl packaged in beautifully designed jackets and exclusively releases them to members of its subscription series.

photo: Annie Beedy