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David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: "Here Lies Love" (ft. Florence Welch) (Stream)

3:53 p.m. · February 4, 2010 · by Matthew Richardson

Because David Byrne is a man of humble ambition, that Imelda Marcos concept album we caught wind of last year has come to fruition. Byrne did the whole thing with Fatboy Slim, and every track features a different vocalist, something that producers have really taken a shine to lately. Album opener "Here Lies Love" features Florence Welch, who possesses one of the best voices working right now, and is a good choice for the song's melodramatic, show tune-y instrumentals.

Here Lies Love is out Feb. 23 on Todomundo/Nonesuch. Peep the tracklist below. [Stereogum]

Disc 1
01 "Here Lies Love" (Vocal by Florence Welch)
02 "Every Drop Of Rain" (Vocals by Candie Payne & St. Vincent)
03 "You'll Be Taken Care Of" (Vocal by Tori Amos)
04 "The Rose Of Tacloban" (Vocal by Martha Wainwright)
05 "How Are You?" (Vocal by Nellie McKay)
06 "A Perfect Hand" (Vocal by Steve Earle)
07 "Eleven Days" (Vocal by Cyndi Lauper)
08 "When She Passed By" (Vocal by Allison Moorer)
09 "Walk Like A Woman" (Vocal by Charmaine Clamor)
10 "Don't You Agree?" (Vocal by Róisín Murphy)
11 "Pretty Face" (Vocal by Camille)
12 "Ladies In Blue" (Vocal by Theresa Andersson)

Disc 2
01 "Dancing Together" (Vocal by Sharon Jones)
02 "Men Will Do Anything" (Vocal by Alice Russell)
03 "The Whole Man" (Vocal by Kate Pierson)
04 "Never So Big" (Vocal by Sia)
05 "Please Don't" (Vocal by Santigold)
06 "American Troglodyte" (Vocal by David Byrne)
07 "Solano Avenue" (Vocal by Nicole Atkins)
08 "Order 1081" (Vocal by Natalie Merchant)
09 "Seven Years" (Vocals by David Byrne & Shara Worden)
10 "Why Don't You Love Me?" (Vocals by Cyndi Lauper & Tori Amos)