Cat PowerCat Power has announced the latest in her series of covers albums, set for release early next year.
Aptly titled Covers, the LP is the third for the musician - also known as Chan Marshall - to be predominantly comprised of cover versions (save for a reworking of her own track, Unhate - an updated version of the song Hate from 2008's The Greatest). It follows from the critically acclaimed Jukebox and The Covers Record - released in 2008 and 2000 respectively.
The opening track - a rendition of the Frank Ocean hit Bad Religion - came about after Marshall was having trouble performing her own song In Your Face while on tour in 2018.
“That song was bringing me down,” she admitted. “So I started pulling out lyrics from Bad Religion and singing those instead of getting super depressed."
She added, "Performing covers is a very enjoyable way to do something that feels natural to me when it comes to making music.”
The release will also feature cover versions from the likes of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Iggy Pop, Billie Holiday, Lana Del Rey and many more.
Covers is available for preorder now and slated for release 14 January, 2022.
