Hugh Cornwell preps new EP & shares mariachi version of "Golden Brown"

Hugh Cornwell is releasing a four song ep on October 22nd to promote his new single, "God Is A Woman." The God Is A Woman EP includes the single, two live tracks and Mariachi Mexteca's version of the Stranglers' classic "Golden Brown" featuring Cornwell on vocals.  [More about Mariachi Mexteca can be found at the bottom of this post]. The mariachi version of "Golden Brown" is FANTASTIC--the song lends itself so well to the mariachi guitar stylings, it's almost better than the original Stranglers' version.  Almost.  The mariachi version has previously been available to stream, however today Cornwell shared the official video which includes the full mastered audio for the first time. Check it out below:



Hugh Cornwell is heading to North America later this week for a handful of dates on the west coast, then he returns for a longer tour of the midwest and east coast in December. The North American tour itinerary is posted below.  For more on Hugh Cornwell, visit his official website.

North American tour dates

10/05 - San Diego @ Soda Bar
10/06 - Los Angeles @ Echo
10/08 - San Francisco @ CAfe Du Nord
10/09 - Eugene @ Luckey's Bar
10/10 - Seattle @ El Corazon
12/03 - Atlant @ Smiths Olde Bar
12/04 - Charlotte @ Casbah/Tremont Music Hall
12/05 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
12/06 - New Jersey @ Record Collector (SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW)
12/07 - New Jersey @ The Brighton Bar
12/08 - New York @ Highline Ballroom
12/10 - Philadelphia @ Sellersville Theatre
12/11 - Boston @ Church of Boston
12/12 - Buffalo @ Tralf Music Hall (SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOW)
12/13 - Pittsburgh @ 31st Street Pub
12/14 - Detroit/Hamtramck @ Small's
12/15 - Toronto @ Lee's Palace
12/16 - Hamilton @ This Ain't Hollywood
12/17 - Cleveland @ Beachland Ballroom
12/18 - Chicago @ Reggie's Rock Club
12/19 - Minneapolis @ The Belmore

FYI: The mariachi band Mariachi Mexteca is based out of London and is well known in the U.K., especially after they appeared in a series of U.K. television ads for Doritos. The ad below includes a mariachi-ed up version of Human League's "Don't You Want Me, Baby":



Here's a longer video featuring more of "Don't You Want Me, Baby" plus their take on Duran Duran's "Rio."





For more on Mariachi Mexteca, visit the official site here.

Published on October 2nd, 2013 @ 5:05 PM