When it comes to movies, I typically don’t like remakes. However, when it comes to music, I love a good cover. A cover song is different than a movie remake because it can still be unique and have a different flavor. Unlike that new live-action Aladdin movie where the script was the exact same! They’re just real people now! Ugh. If you’re like me and love quality cover songs, I have good news! The Step Beats are on the rise delivering amazing covers of your favorite hits.
The Step Beats are a reggae band and the way they’re making these cover songs is nothing short of incredible. They’re taking hit rock songs (for the most part) and infusing their unique reggae sound into them, creating what sounds like a brand new song–but it’s not. Sometimes, you’ll hear a cover song that’s just a band playing a different band’s song. They’ll play it the same way the other band did, the way it was intended. Which is great! I love ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’ by Tom Petty, regardless of who’s singing it. However, when a band can make a cover their own, that’s much harder to do. The Step Beats have found a way, though.
I’ve long been a fan of reggae music. It’s chill, relaxing, and always easy to listen to. My playlist is always full of songs from bands like Iration, Rebelution, The Elovaters, and more. Now, The Step Beats have become one of my most listened to bands, and their songs are all covers! It blows me away how they’re able to take another band’s song and put their own stamp on it. All bands perform covers, let’s be honest. However, not all can make that cover their own. It’s an incredible accomplishment. Especially from a band that not many people have heard of…yet.
No joke! They’re so new and fresh to the game that there isn’t a lot of information about the band available to the public. According to the band’s Instagram account, they are “a rock band that plays reggae music.” Outside of that, you have to really do some digging to learn more about the band. Thankfully, DailyReggae.com, was able to have a chat with The Step Beats so we all can learn more about them. According to DailyReggae.com, the band is just two guys! That’s it! Listening to their songs, you’d expect a full multi-piece band and several producers. Not the case! They’re doing it all themselves, which makes their story even better.
Now, enough talking! Check out some of The Step Beat’s amazing covers below!