Placebo Share Cover Of Classic Tears For Fears' Single "Shout"

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Placebo have released a cover of the iconic Tears For Fears single, "Shout" (https://lnk.to/Placebo-Shout). "Shout," taken from the Tears For Fears album Songs From The Big Chair, peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985 and joins a rich lineage of Placebo cover versions of songs from the '80s. Artists such as Sinead O'Connor ("Jackie"), The Smiths ("Bigmouth Strikes Again"), The Pixies ("Where Is My Mind?") and - most famously of all - Kate Bush ("Running Up That Hill") have all been covered by the band.

In this latest Placebo interpretation, "Shout" becomes a brooding industrial march. Given that the single's original songwriter Roland Orzabal has said that "Shout" concerns itself with political protest, it also makes for a fitting follow-on from Placebo's latest album release Never Let Me Go, which marked itself out with commentary on tech-saturation, rising intolerance and the climate crisis.

Placebo recently announced a postponement of their North American tour dates, with rescheduled performances for 2023 to be announced soon.