Born from David Bowie’s desire to re-record the 1987 LP that he called “a bitter disappointment,” the seeds of this new reimagining were first sown in 2008 when Bowie asked producer/engineer @mariojmcnulty to remix the track ‘Time Will Crawl’ and record new drums with longtime drummer Sterling Campbell along with strings at Electric Lady Studios. The track was issued on the iSelect compilation to much acclaim and, in the notes for that record, David remarked ‘Oh, to redo the rest of that album.’ ⚡️ In early January of this year, McNulty and musicians again entered New York’s Electric Lady Studios to fulfill Bowie’s wish to remake “Never Let Me Down,” which now features a guest appearance by Laurie Anderson on “Shining Star (Makin’ My Love).” The 2018 reworking also boasts “newly ‘remixed’ artwork reflecting the album’s subject matter and features unseen images from the original cover photographic session from the archive of Greg Gorman. ⚡️ We love and miss you, David ⚡️

Read more about it on Rolling Stone here.