Vincent Neff, the lead vocalist for Django Django, has delivered an enchanting rendition of the Radiohead song, House of Cards. House of Cards is taken from Radiohead’s 2007 studio album, In Rainbows, that contains songs such as Videotape and Reckoner.
Django Django took to social media today (October 20th) to share Neff’s performance on their official Facebook page. Opening with a groovy fisheye camera, the video captures Neff with his trusty yellow guitar, strumming the iconic opening chords to House of Cards.
Aside from some quirky, modern percussion, Neff’s stripped-down performance does well to honour Radiohead’s emotive, reverb-heavy original. Neff croons the forlorn lyrics: “I don’t want to be your friend/I just want to be your lover/No matter how it ends/No matter how it starts.”
As the video progresses, Neff adheres to the track’s low-tempo, moody vibe. He sings the famous chorus: “Forget about your house of cards/And I’ll do mine/Fall off the table/And get swept under”, and your heart melts.
Delivering the cover from a small studio, Neff’s atmospheric cover of House of Cards gives the watcher chills. Obtaining 4000 views and over 146 comments, the post has been met with delight from Django Django fans. Neff’s performance of House of Cards can be watched in full here.
The Swimming At Night singers also took to Instagram to share Neff’s beautiful cover. Fans were overjoyed at the post, one fan writing excitedly: “My music worlds colliding, wow!”
On September 10th, Django Django returned with Spirals, their first piece of new material in two years, which has since been remixed by MGMT. Spirals is Django Django’s latest release since Marble Skies, their third studio album that came out in January of 2018.
Upon the release of Spirals, Django Django confirmed that the track is “a glimpse of what is to come.” Django Django then released the spacey song The Ark on October 9th. Fans and critics alike can only hope that this means a new Django Django album is on the way!
Django Django drummer Dave McLean has also announced that he will be releasing some new music. Working under the moniker Hugo Paris, McLean is primed to release a solo house music project very soon.
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In preparation for the release, McLean dropped the uplifting house track, Music Saves The World, back in August. When discussing the inspiration behind his upcoming project, McLean divulged that “the influences for the production really go back to the mid-90s, when I was playing a lot of Strictly Rhythm and MAW records.”
McLean continued, elaborating on his life-long love for house music. McLean said: “I’ve always loved the New York house sound; from DJ Duke’s Power Music, to the deeper sounds of Junior Vasquez.”
Django Django were formed in London in 2009. The indie-rock band consists of guitarist and vocalist Vincent Neff, drummer David McLean, bassist Jimmy Dixon, and synthesiser operator Tommy Grace. Django Django have released three studio albums since their conception: Marble Skies (2018), Born Under Saturn (2015) and their self titled debut album, which came out back in 2012.
Spirals is out now.
