Nme Singles Out Tvotr's War Child Cover Of 'heroes'

And I see a child laid slain on the ground…

The current issue of NME (14th February) has a 7 out of 10 review of the War Child “Heroes” album. As you’ve no doubt gathered from the above headline, TVOTR‘s performance of David Bowie’s “Heroes” has been singled out for praise and for those of you that can’t read the small print the relevant bit goes thus….

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But it’s Lily Allen and TV On The Radio who come top of the class…Sitek and co have the thankless task of covering “Heroes” itself, but with spacey beats and almost balladeering vocals they recapture the spirit of the original without sounding anything like it.

Like all covers albums, the temptation to dig out the originals is not far away, but there’s enough electricity pulsing around these versions to not only justify a charitable contribution but also make it a worthy addition to your record collection.

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As we’ve mentioned previously, the album will be released in the UK by Parlophone and internationally by EMI on February 16th. While the U.S. version will be released on February 24th by Astralwerks. The Canadian version is will be released by Quebecor Records on March 3rd.

You can hear the whole album for one week only on the “Heroes” myspace page.