Peter Gabriel
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Peter Gabriel's 8th studio album is one he describes as a very personal record with twelve cover songs performed only with orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar or drums. The album's richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed's 'The Power of the Heart', the powerful musical journey of Elbow's 'Mirrorball' and an epic arrangement of Arcade Fire's 'My Body Is A Cage.'
2) i/o
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English
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More than 20 years in the making, this December finally sees the release of i/o, Peter Gabriel's first album of new material since 2002's Up.
4) Rated PG
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English
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Rated PG is a collection of Peter Gabriel songs from the movies
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[2013]
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English
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The original concept was that And I'll Scratch Yours would serve as a companion piece to Gabriel's 2010 covers album Scratch My Back. The idea was to give the artists whose songs Gabriel covered on Scratch My Back a medium to reciprocate? And I'll Scratch Yours would feature those artists covering Gabriel's songs. However, several of the artists ultimately declined to record covers of Gabriel's material. The release version of the album deviated from...
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[2017]
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English
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The complete, definitive and never-before-published catalogue of Hipgnosis, Vinyl * Album * Cover * Art finally does justice to the work of the most important design collective in music history, which, according to Roddy Bogawa, director of the documentary Taken by Storm (2011), 'designed half your record collection'. Founded in 1967 by Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey 'Po' Powell and Peter Christopherson, Hipgnosis gained legendary status in graphic design,...
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2010.
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English
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Stephin Merritt's distinctive singing voice and witty lyrics about life and love make his band, the Magnetic Fields, a cultishly adored indie rock group. His decades-long friendship with Claudia Gonson, his band mate and manager, provides fuel for his music, while his eccentric working habits contribute to his image as a singularly talented musician and writer. Interviews with fans like fantasy author Neil Gaiman and pop icon Peter Gabriel provide...
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In 1931, Molly and her younger cousins, Gracie and Daisy, were three half-caste children from Western Australia who were taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution, were taught to forget their families, their culture, and re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australian society. The three girls begin an epic journey back to Western Australia, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water, and navigating...
20) Evolution
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Nine-time Grammy Award winner and 2023 Rock and Roll HalloOf Fame Inductee Sheryl Crow will release her 11th full-length studio album. The album comes as a welcomed surprise after Crow publicly said she would not release another full-length album after Threads (2018). It kicks off with her lead single Alarm Clock, which is perhaps Sheryl Crow's most radio-friendly pop song since Soak Up the Sun.