Beau Anderson reinvents Arctic Monkeys’ ‘505’ with a crushing alt-rock edge

Atlanta-based alt-rocker Beau Anderson has dropped a thunderous new version of Arctic Monkeys’ ‘505’, twisting the beloved closer from ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ into something far darker and more visceral. Where the original simmers in slow-burning tension, Anderson’s take erupts with guttural guitars and seething intensity, channelling the weight of bands like Deftones, Royal Blood, and Queens of the Stone Age.

This cover trades the wistful yearning of the original for something more feral and cinematic. The track still builds gradually, but instead of unravelling in a haze of regret, it explodes into a storm of grit and distortion, leaning perfectly into the emotional gravity that defines Anderson’s upcoming debut EP, ‘Soundtrack of Letting Go’.

Out October 24th, ‘Soundtrack of Letting Go’ explores the emotional purgatory of early adulthood with groovy riffs, doom-laced melodies, and themes of stagnation, frustration, and catharsis. Fans of Cleopatrick, Gojira, Dead Poet Society, or All Them Witches will find a lot to love in Anderson’s churning universe. ‘505’ is the perfect entry point, familiar yet completely reimagined, it sets the tone for an artist unafraid to reshape his influences into something uniquely volatile and vulnerable.