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Peter Gabriel to remake his own songs for an orchestral album

by Nicole Villeneuve

If you were left scratching your head a bit by that last Peter Gabriel album (2010’s covers album Scratch My Back), you’re probably going to be scratching for a while yet—Gabriel has announced his next venture, which will be another orchestral covers record of sorts, only this time he’ll be doing reworkings of his own catalogue.

Called New Blood, the album will be out on October 11, and if we’re being honest, we kinda can’t wait to hear what he does with “Solsbury Hill” and “Digging in the Dirt.”

There’ll also be a double-disc version, with disc 2 featuring instrumental versions. You can check out the full orchestral soundtrack below. [via Pitchfork]

Disc 1
01 Rhythm of the Heat
02 Downside Up [ft. Melanie Gabriel]
03 San Jacinto
04 Intruder
05 Wallflower
06 In Your Eyes
07 Mercy Street
08 Red Rain
09 Darkness
10 Don’t Give Up [ft. Ane Brun]
11 Digging in the Dirt
12 The Nest That Sailed the Sky
13 A Quiet Moment
14 Solsbury Hill

Disc 2
01 The Rhythm of the Heat (instrumental)
02 Downside Up (instrumental)
03 San Jacinto (instrumental)
04 Intruder (instrumental)
05 Wallflower (instrumental)
06 In Your Eyes (instrumental)
07 Mercy Street (instrumental)
08 Red Rain (instrumental)
09 Darkness (instrumental)
10. Don’t Give Up (instrumental)
11 Digging in the Dirt (instrumental)
12 The Nest That Sailed the Sky (instrumental)
13 Blood of Eden