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Celebrated songwriter Trever Keith, frontman of So Cal punk stalwarts face to face, is excited to present his heartfelt cover of “What Keeps Me Up Now.” The original song, written by Benjamin Tod and released by Lost Dog Street Band on their album “Glory” in 2022, is a genuine examination of self-doubt and vulnerability that Keith identified with upon first listen. "When I first heard the song, I was immediately drawn in by the lyrics,” Keith said. “They are self-critical and introspective, much the same way I write my own. I love how the tone of the song is both haunting and yearning at the same time” After performing the song live at solo acoustic sets around the US, Europe, and even in South America, at the beginning of 2023 Keith decided to record a version at his Nashville home studio. After releasing a cover of John Prine’s “Pretty Good” in 2022, this is his third single as a solo artist in as many years.
30 years at the helm of one of punk rock’s most influential and enduring punk rock bands. 30 years of touring the globe from the Roxy to Red Rocks, Austin to Australia. 30 years of writing songs to writing books to riding busses. 30 years of face to face.
After three decades, Trever Keith still has plenty to say. It’s still as powerful as ever, it’s just quieter. In 2021, Keith moved back to Nashville, TN and did something he rarely does: he stayed home, he wrote songs alone on an acoustic guitar, and he found new ideas and new inspirations. “When I first heard Zach Bryan, I was immediately drawn to his storytelling; the honesty and rebellion in those songs draw from the same creative well that punk rock does. Covering ‘Heading South’ (which Keith released late 2021 under his own name) felt as natural to me as covering a Descendents song,” says Keith.