You’ll understand why there was a certain amount of trepidation when I saw the phrase “Midnight City cover” roll through the blogosphere this past week. After all, the crown jewel of M83′s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (our No. 1 album of 2011) was undeniably the adrenaline-soaked, saxophone-filled “Midnight City” (Sean’s No. 1 song of 2011), so I thought remixing was where it did — and should — stop. But after listening to New York DJ/producer duo The Knocks‘ rendition of the stellar original, I can say they did it justice. Mandy Lee contributes nice vocals, and it’s almost easy to forget this is a cover. Almost, but not quite.
The Knocks have toured with Ellie Goulding, Sleigh Bells and MIA, to name a few, and they have a 6-song EP coming out at the end of this month. Download their daring cover of “Midnight City” below, and watch the video too!
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–Sean
