Twin Shadow reworks The Smiths’ ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’

As someone who goes on to confess he’s ‘never really been a huge fan of Morrissey or The Smiths‘, Twin Shadow‘s cover of the band’s classic ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out‘ is a certainly an intriguing one.

With the help of singer Samantha Urbani, the American musician has reworked the track is his own style as part of the ongoing UNDER THE CVRS series, in which he invites suggestions for covers from fans.

“Everything I do, I mean sincerely, but there is a little joke within this one,” Twin Shadow explains. “In every critique of Twin Shadow, there is a dropping of Morrissey’s name, which I always thought was funny because I have never really been a huge fan of Morrissey or the Smiths. So it’s a nod to people calling me ‘the Dominican Morrissey’.”

“I think part of it is just that the trend in underground music the last 20 years has been to sing in a high, sort of whiny voice—coming from that MGMT, John Lennon place. I have a gloomy, low-ish voice, so I think people attach that to Morrissey.”