Sunday Evening Cover Up, I miss the sunny Fridays

Due to my lack of blog posts recently I've missed a few Friday Cover Up posts. This Sunday evening cover up has been doing the rounds for a week or two but with Fever Ray's 2010 shows coming up this week I'm going to post it any way.

So the ever mysterious Fever Ray is to release a cover of Peter Gabriel's 1968 track Mercy Street on 7" to coincide with the upcoming shows. Naturally it's got the Fever Ray dark electronic feel smeared all over it and some seriously dark visuals to boot. If you're lucky enough to be going to one of this week's shows then you're in for a new visual treat. Fever Ray has also been working with Andreas Nilsson again to create a new theme for the up live dates; "Wall Street Zombies... back to juice out the last drips of humanity". Brixton Academy will never be the same.

Fever Ray - Mercy Street

See Jesus Talking On Water!

Oh, the banshee/siren/beauty/devil that is Zola Jesus, how you have bewitched me with your spectral Gothic (note the big G?) breathings, screeching aural attacks and your brooding, seductive forms. You have me in thrall...

And now for three bits of topsy-turvy news. The first is that Souterain Transmissions has re-released her last EP Stridulum and added three new tracks, expounding the thematic content and thus creating an album length release, conveniently entitled Stridulum II, upon which you can find 'Sea Talk'. Its a European-only release. This song isn't necessarily 'new' - it can be found on her Tsar Bomba EP - but its been spit-shined and streamlined, and you can listen to the result below...

Secondly, Fucked Up are releasing the new section of their 12" series, Year Of The Ox, in September, which promises to feature a Zola Jesus appearance! Crazy but true. If you don't believe me, check out the streamed track here. (NB - this release deserves a post of its very own...BT)

And finally, the woman also known as Nika Rosa Danilova is plaguing London on September 1st at Camp Basement. Why does that date sound familiar, you ask? Because Women are playing the same night, that's why! Gah! Well, before you submerge yourself in the tepid bathtub water and wield that razor, she has been announced as the support act for Fever Rray - which for me has freed me up no end! What a Saturday morning, eh? Now to head off to 1234...

Zola Jesus - Sea Talk

The Knife and Hotel Pro Forma bring their electro-opera to the Barbican

The Barbican brings to London The Knife's latest adventure, 'Tomorrow, In A Year', an avant-garde electro-opera performance that revolves around Darwin's thoughts and experiences,

The ever-impressive Swedish duo created all compositions in collaboration with Mt Sims and Planningtorock. Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma are responsible for the concept and visual experience.

'Tomorrow, In A Year' will be showcased on July 27th and 28th, 20h00. Tickets are now on sale here.

The Knife and Fever Ray's both music and shows are an otherworldly experience as it is - I don't expect anything else from 'Tomorrow, In A Year' and am buying my tickets now!

Want a sneaky preview? Listen to Colouring of Pigeons