Blog: Direct Current

Described as "a very personal record", Peter Gabriel 's forthcoming March 2 album Scratch My Back features just the former Genesis frontman's distinctive voice and some gorgeous, orchestrated arrangements in his interpretation of a dozen covers from the likes of Radiohead ("Street Spirit (Fadout)"), Regina Spektor ("Apres Moi"), David Bowie ("Heroes") and Paul Simon ("The Boy In the Bubble"). At first listen, it's a bit disconcerting to hear these songs with just Gabriel's voice over a sumptuous bed of strings or with simple piano chords but it works because of the quality of the songs and the [...]

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