Layered down with typical Karin synths, haunting drums and vocals, as well as re-arranged lyrics, Fever Ray’s recent homage to Peter Gabriel’s “Mercy Street” could be considered more of a reinterpretation than a cover. Here’s a little something she had to say about the project: We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists [sic] and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to…
Every year at the SXSW fest, out of the slew of bands flocking in from all over the country, you can be sure there will be one or two acts that will definitely stand out as somewhere up there in the bands to watch of the respective year. For 2009 the crowd, and critics *cough, clear favorite were the Silver Lake five-piece Local Natives who will finally release their debut record “Gorilla Manor” this week….
Last year the legendary former Genesis lead-vocalist, Peter Gabriel, released a very interesting cover album titled “Scratch My Back”, recorded at Air Lyndhurst and Real World Studios during the same year, consisting of Gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using orchestra and voice rather than normal rock instruments. The album will get released on February 15 via Virgin and will feature Peter Gabriel sing his version of songs by artists like Arcade Fire, Radiohead,…
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