Monday, April 2nd 2012
News: Florence & The Machine, Queens Of The Stone Age
Josh Homme Joins Florence and the Machine For ‘Jackson’
Florence and the Machine enlisted a little help for their recent MTV Unplugged appearance, with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme stepping in to help cover Johnny Cash and June Carter’s 1963 duet Jackson.
Check out the duet below – thumbs up to Consequence of Sound for the find:
Florence and The Machine’s Unplugged set will air on April 8th, after which the recording will see a multi-format release from Universal Republic. And if you’re in the mood for some more Homme, it looks like you won’t have long to wait.
MTV Unplugged – A Live Album Tracklist:
01. Only If For A Night
02. Drumming Song
03. Cosmic Love
04. Breaking Down
05. Never Let Me Gov
06. Try A Little Tenderness
07. No Light No Light
08. Jackson (w/ Josh Homme)
09. What The Water Gave Me
10. Dog Days Are Over
11. Shake It Out
Holy shit, was not expecting how good Homme would sound in a country song.
Damn! Josh singing country sounds pretty fucking good! I guess you shouldn’t expect any less from the man. He is a master of his craft!
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