LA-based duo EXES – comprised of Allie McDonald and Mike Derenzo – have released a cover of Dashboard Confessional’s “Don’t Wait”, featuring Chris Carrabba himself. The song was a 2006 hit for Dashboard Confessional, and EXES’ version is beautifully whimsical and dreamy. Carrabba says: “I have always enjoyed covering songs I love, by bands I love, and even better when it’s a song by friends I love. I have made a habit of doing this for my whole career. So you can imagine how moved I was when a band I love, EXES, decided to cover my song “Don’t Wait”. I heard their delicate and sweeping rendition of Don’t Wait through a friend, and I remarked to him at the time “I only wish my version was this beautiful”. Then EXES invited me to be on their version and I was thrilled. They were ...
