Thurston Moore has released a cover of The Velvet Underground song, “Temptation Inside Your Heart.” The cover is in celebration of VU member Sterling Morrison’s birthday, which is today (August 29th). Listen to it below.
Accompanying Moore on the track are Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine), James Sedwards, and Jem Doulton. Per the press release, the cover “channels The Velvet Underground’s wry cool while pushing it into his own territory, with layers of electro-clatter and distortion.”
Moore’s take on “Temptation Inside Your Heart” arrives as The Thurston Moore Group prepares for a September 13th show at London’s Oslo Hackney, with support from Black feminist punk band Big Joanie.
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Earlier this year, it was revealed that Moore had teamed up with Napalm Death to contribute a cover of “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” for the Kickstarter-funded Ramones tribute album, Marc Urselli’s Ramones Redux on Magnetic Eye Records.
Last year, the guitarist released a solo album, Flow Critical Lucidity, with the lead single, “Sans Limites,” featuring Stereolab vocalist Lætitia Sadier.
“Temptation Inside Your Heart” Cover Art:
Thurston Moore “Temptation Inside Your Heart” (The Daydream Library Series)