Recently, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ vocalist Karen O decided to surprise us with an exciting cover, presenting her version of Smashing Pumpkins’ hit “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.”
The cover is taken from the soundtrack of Amazon Prime’s new series Hanna, which is scheduled for premiere in early February.
Karen O’s rendition of “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” is a lot different from Smashing Pumpkins’ original, since it has much more electronic sound with the track’s recognizable bassline and guitars being replaced with synths. You can check the song below.
While Smashing Pumpkins’ fans ended up being divided on Karen O’s cover, the band loved it and called it “beautiful” in a post on Twitter.
Besides the Hanna soundtrack, the 40-year-old vocalist was also occupied with working on her second album with musician and producer Danger Mouse. After 2014’s Crush Songs, the duo will return in 2019 with their second studio album Lux Prima.
While enjoying her other projects, it seems like the fans of Karen O are hoping for the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ album. This, however, doesn’t seem likely to happen anytime soon. While the band has sporadically performed and did live shows in the past several years, they haven’t released new music since 2013 and LP Mosquito.
