A running joke among
Peter Gabriel and his fans is that, when people ask when his new album is coming out, he says "By Christmas," adding that he won't the year that that Christmas is that he's referring to. So I was suprised that, after
writing about his upcoming album
Scratch My Back, and that it was coming out in the spring of 2010, it is actually coming out earlier. His website says that it is due out on February 15, and they are taking pre-orders. The album is all orchestral (meaning no guitar or drums) covers. The album features
David Bowie's "Heroes,"
Paul Simon's "The Boy In The Bubble,"
Talking Heads' "Listening Wind,"
Lou Reed's "The Power Of The Heart,"
Arcade Fire's "My Body Is A Cage,"
Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going To Rain Today,"
Neil Young's "Philadelphia,"
Radiohead's "Street Spirit (Fade Out,)" as well as songs by
Elbow,
Bon Iver,
The Magnetic Fields and
Regina Spektor.
It looks like Peter is doing some European orchestra shows for the album, but no U.S. dates yet. I've also heard that he wants to produce an album called
I'll Scratch Yours, where all the artists who he covers return the favor. I doubt Neil Young would do that, and I don't imagine Talking Heads will reunite to record a Peter Gabriel cover, but you never know!
One month after
Scratch My Back comes out, Peter and his former bandmates of
Genesis will be getting into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15. I doubt Peter will perform, and keyboardist
Tony Banks has said he'll be happy just to be there and enjoy the night, (plus
Phil Collins is
injured and probably can't play drums), but I hope he shows up.
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