Anthony Casuccio’s new release, “Am I Wrong,” gets on his knees with this cover. Originally penned by Richard and Tim Butler for Love Spit Love, the song has always carried a certain bruised elegance and a worn-in emotional gravity. Casuccio leans into its vulnerability and reshapes it through his own lens, one grounded in family, locality, and lived musical history.
The track opens with warm, shimmering guitar strums that feel like someone slowly exhaling after holding their breath too long. The rhythm arrives subtly, drums programmed by Casuccio’s 16-year-old son, Tyler, bringing a pulsing heartbeat without disturbing the song’s wistful tone. As the arrangement blooms, lush strings arranged by longtime collaborator Mike Rieman begin to swell in the background. They lift the mix, like memory rising to the surface.
Casuccio sings slowly, deliberately. There’s no rush, no vocal guise. His voice lands slightly weathered, by design, recorded while under the weather to channel Richard Butler’s distinctive rasp, and that choice pays off. Every line hits with lived-through sincerity, especially when he pauses in the cracks between phrases. The space is part of the message.
By the time the song reaches that repeated refrain, “Goodbye, lay the blame on luck,” the strings are glowing, the percussion lightly shimmering, the whole sound swirling with agony.
This version of “Am I Wrong” honors the original’s emotional architecture while making room for something more personal, holding the sound of music as inheritance, collaboration, and memory. A cover that feels like coming home to something you never quite left.
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Review by: Naomi Joan