Before he was taking over Stephen Colbert’s stage with his funk-inflected hip-hop, Shamir Bailey was a country singer in the burg of North Las Vegas. As hard as that may be to believe when you see it in writing, it makes a little more sense when you hear his cover of Duran Duran‘s “Hungry Like the Wolf.”
Rather than play up the song’s new-wave backing—which would be a logical choice given the tone of his 2015 album Ratchet—Shamir turns the song into a lament. You can listen below, and check Shamir on tour with (who else) Duran Duran this spring.
Shamir tour dates
March
28 – Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
30 – Saint Augustine, FL Saint Augustine Amphitheater
April
2 – Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
5 – Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center
7 – Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
8 – Washington, DC Verizon Center
11 – Montreal, QC Bell Centre
12 – Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
(via Stereogum)
