Lea Porcelain Have Covered Bruce Springsteen, And It’s Tremendous

Check out their version of 'Streets Of Philadelphia'...

London-via-Berlin duo Lea Porcelain tend to thrive on atmosphere.

So when the synth pairing went into the studio during the depths of winter, things got a little intense. Hurling themselves into the creative process, the group secluded themselves away from the outside world.

“During the last recording-sessions for the album, we went for weeks on end sleeping through days and working through nights in the Funkhaus,” recall the band, “We hardly saw any family during that time and Christmas was fast approaching and we had no presents to give.”

During these sessions, Lea Porcelain would often listen to Bruce Springsteen's cut 'Streets Of Philadelphia'.

“We remembered that for some reason we would always blast this song through our stereo at home and it was kind of a homecoming song during our recording period. One day before we drove down to the family for Christmas, we spent a night covering this song and in various versions, this is the version that we came up with that sounds fully like us and we would give this song to everyone of our family and friends to listen to and to thank them for their support, their understanding and their love.”

A dense, brooding re-work, this new version of 'Streets Of Philadelphia' is nonetheless entirely striking, an emphatic, crunching take on a wonderful song.

Tune in now.

Photo Credit: Micki Rosi Richter

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