By Jennifer Marston on March 8, 2010
We knew that when Peter Gabriel’s covers album, Scratch My Back, was released, an eventual follow-up was planned. When I’ll Scratch Yours eventually sees the light of day, it’ll feature the artists covered on the original release, each taking a stab at Gabriel’s own material.
And the first sounds of that project are in. Jagjaguar just announced the release of a Bon Iver/Gabriel split 7″, which will include the latter’s cover of “Flume” (off Scratch My Back) and Justin Vernon’s take of “Come Talk to Me.”
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Posted in News | Tagged Bon Iver, Jagjaguwar, Peter Gabriel
By William Cody Humston on February 18, 2010
There is a certain heir of novelty attached to any covers project—be it Johnny Cash’s American series or anything record by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. The idea is to offer up a little something for everybody, to satisfy the diehard fans and rope in some new ones. While this concept is best used for Kidz Bop compilations, when an artist as internationally adored as Peter Gabriel announces an album of symphonic reinterpretations of popular recordings, he is owed the benefit of the doubt.
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Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bon Iver, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, The Talking Heads
By Jennifer Marston on January 21, 2010
Some time back, Peter Gabriel announced that his first album in seven years would see a release in early 2010. It was also mentioned that, rather than being a traditionally straightforward album, Scratch My Back would consist of “major reinterpretations of some famous stuff.” David Bowie, Radiohead, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, and Bon Iver are among the artists that the former Genesis frontman has chosen to cover for the project.
The album will be released in February, and excerpts from selected tracks are currently available at Gabriel’s site
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Posted in MP3s and Streams | Tagged Arcade Fire, Covers, Peter Gabriel
By Jennifer Marston on October 30, 2009
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.
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Posted in News | Tagged Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead
