The Dandy Warhols have today released their new video for the remix track titled ‘I Will Never Stop Loving You’ (A Place To Bury Strangers Remix) featuring Blondie’s Debbie Harry, from their upcoming remix EP titled ‘Rock Remaker, dropping on May 16th via Sunset Blvd. Records.
With the recent passing of Blondie’s Clem Burke (our interview HERE), I’ve been on a nostalgic renascence concerning not only Blondie but that era in general. It had that certain something about it that defined the era and solidified the memories. I get that vibe with The Dandy Warhols as well (our interview HERE). Some artists become attached to memories, feelings, and special moments you can’t explain or describe to anyone else. With this remix, there is an addendum to that. A reimage, if you will. A new song evolves from the Phoenix that was before and begins its existence. Those are the best remixes you can find. Not the ones that simply attach their wagon to the car.
Oliver Ackerman (A Place To Bury Strangers) doesn’t breathe new life into an already lively track, but he does add a piece of himself to an already original piece. Bringing Harry to the center stage of the track brings it to a different space that was just as out-of-the-box as the original, and, while you have the room to decide which version you like better, you can’t deny that this is the next step of TDW’s own evolution of revolution.
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About ‘Rock Remaker’
“I absolutely love remixes, someone else’s interpretation, or complete destruction of a song,” says Peter G. Holmström, guitarist/keyboardist of The Dandy Warhols. His obviously-not-unprompted statement refers to ”Rock Remaker”, releasing May 16, 2025 via Sunset Blvd., The Dandy Warhols’ upcoming EP of remixed tracks from their critically hailed album ”Rockmaker” which was released in 2024. “On this EP, we got to work with some favorites… Andy Bell from Ride and Oasis, Anders Trentemøller, Oliver Ackerman from A Place To Bury Strangers, and Night Club.”
The initial remix to be released is A Place To Bury Stranger’s re-imagination of “I Will Never Stop Loving You.” The original – the dark album closer – featured Blondie’s Debbie Harry, whose radiant vocals provide a bright contrast to Dandy Warhols’ vocalist/guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor’s sinister growl. The remix amplifies Holmström’s searing guitars and positions Harry’s vocals front and center while Taylor-Taylor’s ominous repetition of the song title lurks in the shadows.
“I’ve been a massive fan of Oliver (both A Place To Bury Strangers and Death By Audio) for ages, so I’m honored that he picked ‘I Will Never Stop Loving You’ to remix,” chimes Holmström. “His flavor of audio destruction and Debbie Harry’s sublime vocals… Perfect!”
“[‘Rockmaker’] is a total reinvention of the band, so to be asked to do a remix from this record was an absolute honor for a band that I have loved for so long and is still making incredible and pertinent music,” beams A Place To Bury Stranger’s Oliver Ackermann. “I got a chance to smash reverb tanks, throw guitars, melt tape, and blow a cloud of sonic destruction with two of the most iconic voices in the music industry Debbie Harry and Courtney Taylor. Mind blown!”
Elsewhere on the EP, GLOK (the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell of shoegaze legends, Ride) strips away the verses from “Alcohol And Cocainemarijuananicotine” and isolates Taylor-Taylor’s mantra of the illicit substances in the chorus, transforming it into a percolating and hypnotic synth anthem. Copenhagen’s celebrated electronic artist Anders Trentemøller overhauls the textural fuzz of “Teutonic Wine” (which Far Out Magazine called a “thunderous wall of sound”) and positions the vocals atop funky, deep midnight dancefloor rhythms. While ‘Rockmaker’ embraced elements of goth and darkwave, Los Angeles-based electronic duo Night Club ups the ante in their reworking of “The Cross,” propelling it into a gravedigger battle against goth club staples as Front242, Joy Division, and Killing Joke.
‘Rock Remaker’ Tracklist
- Alcohol And Cocainemarijuananicotine (GLOK Remix)
- The Cross (Night Club Remix)
- I Will Never Stop Loving You (A Place To Bury Strangers Remix)
- Root Of All Evil (New Bass Remix)
- Teutonic Wine (Trentemøller Remix)
The “New Bass Remix” of “Root of All Evil” pumps some industrial soul (and moves the horns up in the mix!), while highlighting the song’s meaty basslines. “Jagz Kooner reworked his album mix with the additional bass from Melvin Brannon who Courtney and I knew from The Dan Reed Network,” explains Holmström. “The first time Jagz heard ‘Root Of All Evil.’ he thought it had a bit of Sly Stone. Melvin was the obvious bass player to take it farther in that direction.”
With a healthy handful of East Coast dates in May including Asbury Park, NJ’s iconic Stone Pony, Daryl’s House in Pawling, DC’s The Howard and four shows in New York City, The Dandy Warhols have not slowed down one iota.
With ‘Rock Remaker’ continuing ‘Rockmaker”s success while the band continues working on the follow-up, there seem to be no plans for slowing down in the near future. The Dandy Warhols is Courtney Taylor-Taylor (vocals, guitar), Peter G. Holmström (guitar, keyboards), Zia McCabe (keyboard, bass, percussion), and Brent DeBoer (drums, backing vocals). ‘Rock Remaker’ will be released May 16, 2025, via Sunset Blvd.
Featured image by Nicole Nodland.
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