Gonna Leave You is Crooked Cranes’ Single Out Now
Good Day Noir Family,
Crooked Cranes take on a Queens of the Stone Age track is not a timid tribute—it’s a full-bodied reinterpretation that pulls the original through a cleaner, weightier filter.
Gonna Leave You is Crooked Cranes’ Single Out Now
From the start, the difference is striking: the guitars are deeper, thicker in the low end, and the overall mix feels more muscular.
Where the original leans into fuzzy treble and chaotic energy, this version tightens the screws and delivers a more focused punch.
The vocals still carry that slightly unhinged quality—the same edge of paranoia that made the original stand out—but here it’s framed in a more refined sonic structure.
There’s polish in the production, yet the grit hasn’t been sanded away. You still feel the tension simmering under the surface, just presented through a different lens.
What’s especially notable is how the guitar solo comes forward. In the original, it blends into the noise; here, it slices through with clarity, making it a focal point rather than a fragment.
The background vocals are dialed down, shifting more spotlight onto the lead vocal, which adds to the track’s urgency and forward motion.
This is not a radical reinvention, but it is a thoughtful upgrade—respectful of the core mood while enhancing details that might’ve been buried in the original. Crooked Cranes bring a sharper dynamic to a well-known track and manage to make it feel like their own without losing the essence of what made it resonate in the first place.
Gonna Leave You is Crooked Cranes’ Single Out Now!
Refined!
Gonna Leave You is Crooked Cranes’ Single Out Now
Crooked Cranes, hailing from Fuquay Varina, United States, is a band formed by high school best friends Josh Faw, Dylan Hornaday, and Andrew Bateman. The trio, along with Josh’s younger brother, Addison, on bass, bring a unique blend of influences from bands like Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, The White Stripes, and The Who to create their own distinctive sound.
Inspired by the stoner rock anthem Songs for the Deaf, the Crooked Cranes pay homage to the legendary album with a cover of the track – Gonna Leave You.
Find Crooked Cranes Here:
Spotify
Bandlab
Discover New Bands Click Here
Get Our T-Shirt!
Noir News
Reviews
