Electric Six, the disco-punk band from Detroit, MI, is releasing the first-ever vinyl pressing of their fourth album, I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being the Master and they’ll be including a cover of a Harry Nilsson classic.
The band’s cover of Harry Nilsson’s “One” was recorded during the sessions for the 2007 album. E6 frontman Dick Valentine describes the situation: “Many years ago, we ran the song through our processor, our updater, our music machine. We then sprinkled the song with some sevendust, and voila!!! You are about to hear a crunchier, angstier version of this sad but catchy pop music classic. Electric Six recorded this at the behest of a video game conglomerate for use in an advertising campaign. This is the convergence in the Electric Six Venn diagram circles of video games, shameless lust for money, and video games. One is the loneliest number indeed….but SIX…is the most electric!”
The version sounds exactly what you think a cover of “One” by Electric Six would sound like. What you make of it will depend upon your feelings about the band and your love of Nilsson. What can be said is that it isn’t a cookie-cutter version.
The band’s newest album, Turquoise will be available on September 8th and the band is on the road, both in the US and Europe, this summer.
