Bloc Party's Kele Okereke is all set to release his sophomore solo effort, "The Waves Pt. 1," in May, and one of the tracks is a stripped down, somber, and beautifully haunting cover of Bronski Beat's queer synthpop classic "Smalltown Boy." I'm very curious to hear the rest of the record now. Check out the song below and pre-order the album digitally here.
Somehow or another i missed Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy" when it was out in the '80s, and then subsequently missed it again over the next 30 years of listening to music. It wasn't until hearing it on satellite radio that i realized how much i had been missing. So, here it is, "Smalltown Boy," our Daily Jam...
