Watch Patrick Stump Cover Jeff Buckley's "Everybody Here Wants You"

By Maura Johnston Tue., Oct. 4 2011 at 9:00 AM

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On October 18 Patrick Stump will release his solo debut Soul Punk (Island), a fantastic, hooky pop-soul record, full of choruses that soar into the stratosphere and crystalline lyrics. The Fall Out Boy lead singer plays every instrument on the record, and the album lays bare his appreciation for both the Jam/Lewis R&B aesthetic and the sort of arena-ready crunch that defined his band's most recent output. As a sort of pre-emptive bonus track, we have a premiere of Stump covering Jeff Buckley's "Everybody Here Wants You" one-man-band style; this version both shows off his formidable falsetto and that possesses the heart-tugging soulfulness of Scritti Politti's "The 'Sweetest Girl'." Clip below.

Stump goes on the road with Panic! At The Disco and Foxy Shazam next week; the tour hits the Paramount, the newly minted venue in Huntington, on October 30. More dates below.

October 09 - Reno, NV @ The Knitting Factory (Tickets)
October 10 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades (Tickets)
October 12 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theater (Tickets)
October 13 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre (Tickets)
October 16 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre (Tickets)
October 18 - San Antonio, TX @ Back Stage Live (Tickets)
October 19 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa (Tickets)
October 20 - New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina's Uptown (Tickets)
October 23 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor (Tickets)
October 26 - Richmond, VA @ The National (Tickets)
October 27 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights (Tickets)
October 28 - Portland, ME @ State Theater (Tickets)
October 30 - Huntington, NY @ Paramount (Tickets)
October 31 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (sold out)
November 02 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom (Tickets)
November 03 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero (Tickets)
November 04 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (Tickets)
November 06 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's (Tickets)
November 08 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave (Tickets)
November 09 - Des Moines, IA @ People's Court (Tickets)
November 10 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's (Tickets)
November 11 - Chicago, IL @ Metro (headlining show; Tickets)

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