
Arctic Monkeys released their latest album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, back in May. Since then, they’ve covered Elvis Costello, the White Stripes, and the Strokes. Today, they share a cover of English singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell’s “-” from his 2004 album Magpie for Spotify Singles. Their version is called “–” which they recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York.
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LCD Soundsystem covered the Chic standard “I Want Your Love” as part of a Spotify Singles session released on Wednesday. The group recorded the session at New York City’s Electric Lady Studios. In addition to the medley of “Home” and “I Want Your Love,” they also cut a version of “Tonite,” the second single from 2017’s American Dream.
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Next month, the latest volume in the exhaustive David Bowie box set collection is being released. Loving The Alien (1983-1988) contains all of his studio and live albums from that period, plus a new production of the 1987 album Never Let Me Down, his final solo album of the ’80s. The 2018 version of the album was recorded by producer Mario McNulty at Electric Lady Studios in NYC with some longtime Bowie collaborators, plus string arrangements by Nico Muhly and a guest appearance from Laurie Anderson.
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“There are fewer than 10 other studios in Electric Lady’s league, and it’s hard to imagine anything but a brand-new studio rivaling the energy of Electric Lady. The output of only the last three years makes it hard to think of another single location involved in a similar level of work.”
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