Fever Ray cover Peter Gabriel
August 20, 2010 Posted by admin at 9:56 am
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Fever Ray has today confirmed what many suspected after a shocking, mildly terrifying (and anonymous) image appeared last week with the words ‘Mercy Street’ upon it. Having performed spellbinding live covers of well-loved tracks by artists as varied as Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel, her cover of the latter’s ‘Mercy Street’ is set for release later this year on limited 7″ and download through Rabid Records.
“It’s an interpretation of Peter Gabriel’s ‘Mercy Street’. We made it more intense and faster to fit our excentric pecussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle. I listened to it a lot when I was around 15, and it still moves me. It made me start reading Anne Sexton too.” Karin
For those who have yet to experience the ‘Mercy Street’ cover live, you can catch Fever Ray’s stunning audio-visual show (including an all new live show designed by Andreas Nilsson for the below dates – more info next week) in Europe on the following dates:
6th Sep – O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK - Buy Tickets – W/ Zola Jesus
8th Sep – Brixton Academy, London, UK - Buy Tickets – W/ Zola Jesus
9th Sep – La Cigale, Paris, France - Buy Tickets – W/ Zola Jesus
10th Sep – Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany - Buy Tickets
11-13th Sep – Bestival, Isle of Wight, UK - Buy Tickets
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