Peter Gabriel is set to return with his first album in seven years, and while the tracklisting for Scratch My Back (below) indicates this will be a covers record (of sorts), Gabriel’s camp is quick to point out that the album is no mere collection of other artists’ songs.
“The songs are not simply covers,” frequent collaborator John Metcalfe told BBC 6 Music. “They are quite major reinterpretations of some famous stuff.” Reinterpretations that will, reportedly, be performed chamber music-style, with an orchestra, and nary a guitar or drum to be found. “It’s quite radical and we’re hoping that people really get it and enjoy it,” Metcalfe says.
More details here.
The album is set for a yet-to-be named 2010 release date.
Scratch My Back
David Bowie – ”Heroes”
Radiohead – “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”
Bon Iver – “Flume”
Arcade Fire – “My Body is a Cage”
Talking Heads – “Listening Wind”
Randy Newman – “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today”
Regina Spektor – “Après Moi”
The Kinks – “Waterloo Sunset”
Paul Simon – “The Boy in the Bubble”
Lou Reed – “The Power of the Heart”
Neil Young – “Philadelphia”
Elbow – “Mirrorball”
In the meantime, catch Gabriel, amongst many other music greats, in this cover of “All You Need is Love,” which was recorded in aid of this year’s BBC Children in Need appeal.
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