
They put out some of the best songs in pop and clearly, really connect with their fans there in all aspects of sound, message, imagery, and their social media numbers are out of this world. Why do you think they have been so successful? We were just like, ‘let’s do it!,’ so we did!”īoth artists are superstars in their own rights. We heard the original, liked the melody, lyrics and tempo.

“We always like to try to do something different and do something people won’t see coming. You ended last year with a cover of the Shawn Mendes/Justin Bieber collaboration “Monster.” What prompted you to “rock up” that particular track? Like everyone else going out on tour, we hope to make it through without any COVID or safety issues.” We are also very excited to get out touring again, it’s been almost three years. Ryan Ramsdell: “Thanks so much for having us! Well, we’ve got plenty of new music coming this year and we feel it’s some of our best material ever, we are really hoping our fans love it and that we make a bunch of new fans. It’s a new year for everyone, so what are your hopes and plans for the year ahead? It isn’t the first time the Canadian band has dipped into the world of covers so we had a chat with guitarist Ryan Ramsdell about the cover tune, what they think makes a great pop song, and the future of rock music. There have been plenty of great covers over the years and the latest to put their twist on a pop favourite are Canadian rockers The Veer Union who have jammed out their version of the Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber collab “Monster.” Like most rock fans, we love hearing a good cover version here at V13 and love nothing more than hearing a band rocking up a pop hit.
