Word on the interwebs is that Peter Gabriel’s next album will be a collection of cover songs. According to his website, the songs are part of Gabriel’s “Scratch My Back” project. Additionally, the songs will all be recorded with just a string arrangement accompaniment. A possible track listing is as follows:

‘“Heroes”’ – David Bowie
“Street Spirit (Fade Out)” – Radiohead
“The Book Of Love” – Magnetic Fields
“Flume” – Bon Iver
“My Body Is A Cage” – Arcade Fire
“Listening Wind” – Talking Heads
“I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” – Randy Newman
“Après Moi” – Regina Spektor or Eartha Kitt
“Waterloo Sunset” – The Kinks
“The Boy In The Bubble” – Paul Simon
“The Power Of The Heart” – Lou Reed
“Philadelphia” – Neil Young
“Mirrorball” – Elbow

It’s rumored that the artists that Gabriel covers will in turn cover his material or maybe each others. But looking at that list of artists, this could be a REALLY cool project. Good on ya Peter Gabriel.