Rhythms Magazine
Paul Dempsey Makes a Case for Covers With a Little Danger
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What makes a great cover version? For Paul Dempsey, it is not fidelity. It is risk.
In Episode 42 of On The Record, Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie welcome the Something for Kate frontman to discuss Shotgun Karaoke, his disarmingly loose—and increasingly popular—solo covers project.
Across two albums and a growing run of sold-out shows, Dempsey has turned the familiar songs of Cher, Bruce…