PJ Harvey has delivered a moving version of Joy Division's “Love Will Tear Us Apart” for the second season of the Apple TV+ original series. bad sisters.
Recorded with composer Tim Phillips, the cover is Harvey's last for bad sisters; In addition to collaborating on the series' music, Harvey and Phillips recorded a performance of Leonard Cohen's “Who by Fire” for Season 1, which also served as the show's opening theme. They also joined forces for a cover of the traditional folk song “Run On” back in 2022 for the show.
Now, they have regrouped for the music of season 2, which premiered on November 13. The couple’s performance of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” features Harvey’s enchanting vocals front and center, kaleidoscopic synths, and a vocoder part that begins to echo the chorus in the song’s final third. “Our version of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is filled with the passion we felt for the original song, but is also infused with the spirit of the new series and its narrative,” Harvey wrote in a instagram post. stream the song below.
The first two episodes of bad sisters Season 2 is now available on Apple TV+. PJ Harvey, on the other hand, recently completed his first North American tour in seven years in support of his acclaimed album 2023, Me inside the old year dying.
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