UPDATE – 6/6 – 7PM: This show has been cancelled. (But you can still check out the new release, right?)
This week’s running theme is a special one.
We’re still in a great mood from the DC Record Fair last weekend and want to show you all some love for coming out. So, instead of having a band curate the week, we’re doing something special just for you readers. TICKET GIVEAWAYS EVERY DAY. Sometimes more than one.
First up, we have a pair of tix to see rocker Duncan Sheik at the Birchmere on Saturday (6/11). Tomorrow, he releases his new album Covers 80s. “Stripped” (a Depeche Mode cover) from the album is currently being offered as a free download, and you can listen to the entire album on his site.
Covers 80s is Duncan Sheik’s “take on the synth-pop era’s classic and obscure songs. . . The album will include tracks by Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, New Order, The Cure, Love and Rockets, The Smiths, Tears for Fears and more. Covers 80s features 12 highly personalized takes on the decade’s smashes and lesser known gems. The album features guest vocals from Rachael Yamagata and Holly Brook.”
And you can also hear his version of New Order’s “Love Vigilantes” right now.
Duncan Sheik | Love Vigilantes
Tracklist: Duncan Sheik, Covers 80s
1. “Stripped” (Depeche Mode)
2. “Hold Me Now” (Thompson Twins)
3. “Love Vigilantes” (New Order)
4. “Kyoto Song” (The Cure)
5. “What Is Love” (Howard Jones)
6. “So Alive” (Love and Rockets)
7. “Shout” (Tears for Fears)
8. “Gentlemen Take Polaroids” (Japan)
9. “Life’s What You Make of It” (Talk Talk)
10. “William It Was Really Nothing” (The Smiths)
11. “Stay” (The Blue Nile)
12. “The Ghost In You” (The Psychedelic Furs)
To win the tickets, tell us in the comments below, the ’80s song you’d love for Duncan Sheik to cover, whether or not it’s on his new release.
The winner will be chosen on Wednesday (6/8) at noon.
