Silverstein Cover OneRepublic

01/08/09 5:43pm

Silverstein's cover of OneRepublic's "Apologize" can be heard on the MySpace page of Punk Goes Pop 2, a 14-track Fearless Records compilation coming out on March 10.

"We are super excited to be a part of Punk Goes Pop 2," Silverstein vocalist Shane Told wrote on the album's MySpace blog on Wednesday. "We had a blast recording 'Red Light Pledge' for the Punk Goes Acoustic 2 so we jumped at the chance to record a song for this one.

"The interesting thing is that even though we've been a band for 9 years, we've never really done any covers. The only one we did was a cover of Lifetime's 'Rodeo Clown' for a tribute album that never came out. Most bands start out doing some covers before they write their own songs, but we jumped right into originals.

"When we had to choose a song, there was a million we talked about doing, but we all agreed that 'Apologize' would be rad. It was a song we all secretly rocked out to, a total guilty pleasure. It's super catchy, it's the kind of song you hear once and it's instantly stuck in your head. I also met One Republic one time and they were really nice. I hope they don't think we ruined their song :).

"I'm super excited to hear what our friends bands have done, especially Bayside and A Day To Remember. I can't wait to get this CD in my hands.

"We had so much fun recording this that we decided to do some other covers as well. We're almost done recording our new album and we're going to have some B-Side cover songs as well. Check that out on March 31st!"

That still-untitled album is being produced by Cameron Webb, who previously oversaw 2005's Discovering The Waterfront, and will be released by Victory Records. Silverstein will tour South America, Hawaii and Australia in the coming weeks.

The next song from Punk Goes Pop 2 to be streamed on the album's MySpace page will appear on Jan. 27.

Here are the artists and songs (with the original performers in parentheses) on Punk Goes Pop 2:

Alesana — "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (Justin Timberlake)
Silverstein — "Apologize" (OneRepublic)
August Burns Red — "...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears)
Mayday Parade — "When I Grow Up" (Pussycat Dolls)
A Day To Remember — "Over My Head (Cable Car)" (The Fray)
Escape The Fate — "Smooth" (Santana featuring Rob Thomas)
There For Tomorrow — "Ice Box" (Omarion)
Chiodos — "Flagpole Sitta" (Harvey Danger)
Bayside — "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston)
Breathe Carolina — "See You Again" (Miley Cyrus)
The Cab — "Disturbia" (Rihanna)
A Static Lullaby — "Toxic" (Britney Spears)
Four Year Strong — "Love Song" (Sara Bareilles)
Attack Attack! — "I Kissed A Girl" (Katy Perry)