GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have shared an ambitious new cover version of the Radiohead classic, “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. An official visualizer premieres today at YouTube. Recorded by Rodrigo y Gabriela in their studio in Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico, “Weird Fishes” marks the duo’s first new release since last year’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated version of Metallica’s “The Struggle Within.” Additional new music will follow later this year.

LISTEN TO “WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI”

WATCH OFFICIAL VISUALIZER

“When I was young, I never took a close look into Radiohead’s music,” says Rodrigo. “I was the typical metal head and the typical metal head in the 80s and 90s was pretty much a closed-minded character who rarely took a risk listening to alternative bands. It was not until we met John Leckie, who produced our first album in 2006 and Radiohead’s first 2 albums in the early 90s, that they got my attention.

“They evolved from being an Alt band, to being a cool band, to being a really interesting band – until last year while having a coffee in one of my restaurants I have in Mexico, ‘Weird Fishes’ started playing in the background. I knew it was them, but I didn’t know the song, and after I left I immediately looked it up on Spotify. As soon as I listened to it loud and clear I knew we had to make a Rodrigo y Gabriela version of it. A day or two after, I showed it to Gab and she was as hooked as I was. It’s such an intricate song if you want to play it the way they do. We were happy with the results though.”

Rodrigo y Gabriela are currently in the midst of a busy international live schedule, with North American dates getting underway September 14 at Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA’s Sunset Center and continuing through the month. For updates and ticket information, please visit www.rodgab.com/tour-dates.

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

ON TOUR 2022

JULY

29 – Luxey, France – Musicalarue

30 – Floreffe, Belgium – Esperanzah Festival

AUGUST

5 – Heuvelland, Belgium – Dranouter Festival

6 – Crozon, France – Festival du Bout du Monde

10 – Tel Aviv-yafo, Israel – אולם לואי – היכל התרבות תל אביב

SEPTEMBER

14 – Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA – Sunset Center

15 – St. Helena, CA – Charles Krug Winery

16 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery

18 – Pala, CA, Pala Casino

21 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre

23 – Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater

24 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Opera

25 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Summer Concert Series

Featured on last year’s acclaimed tribute album, THE METALLICA BLACKLIST, Rodrigo y Gabriela’s rendition of “The Struggle Within” received a prestigious 2022 GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella” and is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The nomination marks the duo’s second-ever GRAMMY® nod, following their previous “Best Contemporary Instrumental Album” win for 2019’s METTAVALUTION.

“The Struggle Within” is joined by an official visualizer as well as an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the track, both streaming now at YouTube. All profits from the song benefit Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and the community-driven conservation non-profit Whales of Guerrero.

LISTEN TO “THE STRUGGLE WITHIN”

WATCH “THE STRUGGLE WITHIN” MAKING OF

PRAISE FOR RODRIGO Y GABRIELA’S “THE STRUGGLE WITHIN”:

“A fleet-fingered, clattering tango.”

– VARIETY

“Awe-inspiring…Rodrigo y Gabriela stay remarkably true to the original, trading its military-style intro snare rolls for expertly delivered percussive slaps and James Hetfield’s vocals for smooth, oft-slide-driven unplugged leads. (Rodrigo) even replicates Kirk Hammett’s guitar solo note-for-note on acoustic guitar.”

– GUITAR WORLD