Track Of The Day 26/11 – Ex Lovers

Cover Chris Isaak

Ex Lovers hoist up the flag for ‘Track Of The Day’ with an cheeky cover of Chris Isaak’s lovelorn lament ‘Wicked Game’.

Cover versions. In the right hands a means of using someone else’s art to express your own emotions. In the wrong hands… a travesty could occur (check out Susan Boyle’s hip shaking Stones monstrosity).

Ex Lovers are a rapidly emerging indie group from London. Continually touring brought the group to the attention of hip imprints such as Chess Club and Young & Lost Club.

Playing nationwide tours the group have supported supported Reading pop bandits Pete & The Pirates and played on the high profile Levis Ones To Watch jaunt.

Settling back into studio life to work on their forthcoming debut album, Ex Lovers have laid down a wicked cover that may strike notes of nostalgia in some readers. Yep, Southern gentleman and 90s heart throb Chris Isaak gets a once over, with his ‘Wicked Game’ being turned into a cheeky indie anthem.

Listen to is now…

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