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How Swede: Butch Walker’s stripped-down cover of Tove Lo’s ‘Talking Body’ is fantastic


It’s no secret that we think Tove Lo is one of the best songwriters making music in 2015, and the Swedish pop star’s infectious tunes is heaping usher in a new era of alternative pop. But underneath the polished layers of synth-pop are some straight-up fantastic compositions, and that becomes apparent with Butch Walker’s new cover of her latest hit “Talking Body”.

The bluesy, stripped-back version was created by Walker with piano and acoustic guitar, and you can listen to it below. “I’ve been a sucker for all things Swedish since I was a teenager,” Walker says in a presser, “so of course I decided to do a cover of ‘Talking Body’ by Tove Lo.”

Walker released his seventh studio record, Afraid of Ghosts, in February, and is about to set out on a North American tour that hits the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on May 4. Let’s hope “Talking Body” makes its way into the set lists, and this opens the door to a future collaboration between the acclaimed songwriters.

Tove Lo, meanwhile, is playing Boston Calling at City Hall Plaza on Memorial Day weekend.


BUTCH WALKER TOUR DATES
04/27: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre*
04/28: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts*
04/29: Pawling, NY @ Daryl’s House*
05/01: Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street*
05/02: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom*
05/04: Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre*
05/05: New York, NY @ Concert Hall, NYSEC*
05/07: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
05/08: Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre*
05/10: Durham, NC @ Carolina Theatre*
05/11: Columbia, SC @ Music Farm*
05/12: Charleston, SC @ Music Farm*
05/15: Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall*
05/17: Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium*
05/19: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall*
05/20: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues*
05/22: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center*
05/23: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre*
05/24: Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre*
05/26: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club Theatre*
05/27: Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon*
05/29: Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Center*
05/30: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s*
06/02: Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall*
06/03: St. Louis, MO @ The Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill*
06/04: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom*
06/06: Austin, TX @ Stubbs*
06/07: Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre*
06/10: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre*
06/12: Scottsdale, AZ @ Livewire*
06/14: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall*
06/16: Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge*
06/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge*
06/19: Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge*
07/02: London, UK @ Borderline
07/03: Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
07/10: Edinburgh, UK @ Electric Circus

* = w/ Jonathan Tyler & The Dove & The Wolf