Singer-songwriter and shoegaze artist Wisp rose to prominence with her single, “Your Face,” in 2023. Subsequently, she released her debut album, “If Not Winter,” on August 1st, 2025. Her unique approach has helped revitalize the shoegaze movement, and Apple Music says it’s easy to see why. 

“Her catchy melodies are buried beneath layers and layers of guitar, the drums boom and crash, the basslines keep the ship afloat,” they write. 

Beyond her original work, Wisp has proven to be a masterful interpreter of others’ work. Last year she released her own version of Coldplay’s “Yellow,” and now she’s reimagined another introspective track: Green Day‘s “Last Night On Earth.”

Wisp recorded the song as part of Australian radio station triple j’s “Like a Version” segment. In the video, she explains that she chose the cover for a simple reason.

“I just think it’s a cute song,” she says. “It’s easy, it’s fun and I had it on a playlist for a long time, so I knew all the words already.”

However, Wisp also revealed that the song has been influencing her upcoming music. “I was curating a bunch of songs that I wanted to find inspiration in for the next album that I’m writing, and the Green Day song was one of those,” she added.

“Last Night on Earth” is a rock ballad that first appeared on Green Day’s 2009 album, “21st Century Breakdown.” It became a fan favorite as one of the record’s tender moments, with guitarist/vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong stating that it was written to “level out some of the anger” of the rest of the music, Green Day Authority reports. 

The original intro opens with a piano that lays out the verse’s distinct chord structure. Beginning with the tonic, A, the top note of the chord moves up chromatically to build tension. The fifth of the chord, E, moves up to an F, then F#, and then G. Note by note, this changes the chord quality to create the progression A|A+|A6|A7. More importantly, it creates a yearning feeling that defines the song’s emotion.

Wisp’s band has no keys; instead, it completes the arrangement with dual guitars, bass, and drums. She plays the intro chords, and as she begins singing the first verse, the second guitarist accents the chromatic movement with a piercing tone, driving home the building tension.

Green Day is known for their huge guitar tones, but “Last Night on Earth” takes a more subdued, acoustic approach. Wisp makes it her own by using the sounds that have made her famous. That includes jangly guitars that kick into snarling distortion, an ocean of reverb, and breathy vocals that create an intimacy in the track.

Wisp’s new cover proves that whether it’s an acoustic ballad or a fuzzed-out love letter, “Last Night on Earth” is a song that transcends style.