Music

Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker, and Better Than Ezra form an unholy '90s alliance

by Dan MacRae

You’re better than this, Mark McGrath. Well, you’re not, but we can imagine a universe where you could be.

If you enjoy snorting rails of ’90s nostalgia, there’s a new supergroup that wants to exploit your addiction. Say hello to Uncle Ezra Ray, a frisbee golf friendly combo that combines the talents of Sugar Ray pop vendor Mark McGrath, Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin and whatever you like to peg Uncle Kracker as. Together they’ve knocked out the track “B.Y.H.B.” which is a scathing critique of austerity measures in Gre–, nah, we’re just fucking with you. “B.Y.H.B.” stands for “Bring Your Hot Body” and it’s a country-esque summer jam about partying with chicks and shit.

Sadly, “B.Y.H.B.” appears to have been yanked off YouTube for reasons we haven’t been able to sort out just yet. If you’re aching to hear this thing, you can always gut out the 90-second preview on iTunes.

Side Note: Mark McGrath knows how to write gems. “Every Morning?” A classic. “Someday?” A masterpiece. “When It’s Over?” Essential. “B.Y.H.B.” sounds like a Florida Georgia Line play. A picture of Mark, Kevin and Kracko smiling while holding a grocery bag stuffed with your money would be pretty apt artwork.

If you’d like to see the members of the Uncle Ezra Ray Megazord in action this summer, you’re in luck! They’ll be taking to the stage with their respective outfits (plus “Inside Out” dudez Eve 6 will be there too) as part of this summer’s Under The Sun tour. This particular ’90s nostalgia orgy is not to be confused with the rival Summerland tour which features Everclear, Toadies, Fuel and American Hi-Fi trekking through America as we speak.

[h/t Jezebel]