It has been seven, nearly eight years since Duncan Sheiks gamechanger musical “Spring Awakening” sprung on an unsuspecting Broadway and finally, FINALLY, GOT ROCK AND ROLL "Totally Fucked" anyone? Won him a Tony and deservedly so.
Duncan has always been a more than talented singer songwriter underachieving until Broadway broke him big time, and it is hardly surprising to learn that he is working on two new musicals as we speak. There is something about his melodies that lead toe expansiveness.
But he seemed to implode last year, ended up in rehab along with cancelled concerts and the usual life delays.
Last year Duncan released an 80s covers album and this year there was a remix album, both of which were pretty good. Sorta taking out the synth and adding acoustic guitars and then this year throwing a drum machine back in.
Here is the this years model, , proper name 80s Cover Remix, track listing. From Japan to Blue Nile, this is a pretty eclectic bunch right?
Track Listing for Covers 80s Remixed
“Shout”—Original Recording by Tears for Fears; Remixed by Chi Duly ft. RachaelYamagata
“What Is Love”—Original Recording Howard Jones; Remixed by Gabriel & Dresden
“William It Was Really Nothing”—Original Recording by The Smiths; Remixed by Max Tannone
“Gentleman Take Poloraids”—Original Recording by Japan; Remixed by Ben Casey
“Kyoto Song”—Original Recording by The Cure; Remixed by Samantha Ronson
“Stay”—Original Recording by The Blue Nile; Remixed by Duncan Sheik
“Love Vigilantes”—Original Recording by New Order; Remixed by EL-P
“Life’s What You Make It”—Original Recording by Talk Talk; Remixed by Bookworm
“Stripped”—Original Recording by Dépêche Mode; Remixed by Terry Urban
“So Alive”—Original Recording by Love & Rockets; Remixed by Duncan Sheik
“The Ghost in You”—Original Recording by Psychedelic Furs; Remixed by Chico Mann ft. Holly Brook
“Hold Me Now”—Original Recording by Thompson Twins; Remixed by 16 Bit Lolita
The local gig is November 23rd (a Monday) at the Gramercy Theater.
And just for the hell of it, here is the bio they included with the PR Kit:
"Launching his musical career in 1996 with his self-titled debut, Sheik quickly earned a Grammy nomination for “Best Male Vocal” for his hit “Barely Breathing” which spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. He subsequently garnered critical accolades for his unique brand of folk-pop music with 2006’s White Limousine and his 2-CD collection of songs titled Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology. Sheik then composed the original score and collaborated with lyricist Steven Sater for 2007’s Spring Awakening, which went on to win eight Tony awards. Sheik alone earned two awards for “Best Orchestration” and “Best Original Score” as well as a Grammy award for “Best Musical Show Album.” He followed with musical theater production Whisper House, which was directed by Peter Askin (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and written by Kyle Jarrow. Sheik is currently working on stage productions of Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho and Hans Christian Andersen’s The Nightingale."
It has been seven, nearly eight years since Duncan Sheiks gamechanger musical “Spring Awakening” sprung on an unsuspecting Broadway and finally, FINALLY, GOT ROCK AND ROLL "Totally Fucked" anyone? Won him a Tony and deservedly so.