The Anchoress, aka Catherine Anne Davies, has spoken to NME about her new single – a cover of New Order’s ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ – as well as her new album and upcoming Spring tour.Davies has shared a number of covers over the past year as part of ‘Bandcamp Friday’ – with her rendition of New Order’s 1986 the latest in a line of indie classics.
She recently received kudos from collaborators Manic Street Preachers for her take on ‘This Is Yesterday’.“Whenever I’ve done covers, the criteria has always been: is this a great song, and is there something new or different I can bring to it?” Davies told NME, having already covered songs by the likes of The Cure, Depeche Mode and Blur. “I’ve tried to re-imagine them in a very different way to the original.”Despite dramatically changing some beloved songs, Davies said the covers have been a success with fans of the originals.“When I’ve tackled a song where there is a big fan base, like with Depeche Mode or The Cure, you do always feel a little bit of trepidation – like you don’t want to ruin someone’s favourite song!“But I’ve been really lucky in that all of the fan bases have been really kind, embracing the songs precisely because I have approached them very differently from the originals.
I’m not trying to replicate or spoil the thing they love.”Davies said she liked ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’s’ “ambiguity as a kind of mysterious novella.”She continued: “Great songs like this have that gap for the listener to insert their own interpretation.
Read more on nme.com
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.