Peter Gabriel’s Scratch My Back album project is the first part of a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each others songs. Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with 12 songs performed only with orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar or drums. The album’s richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed’s “The Power of the Heart”, the powerful musical journey of David Bowie’s “Heroes” and an epic arrangement of Arcade Fire’s “My Body Is A Cage”. The Scratch My Back release is one of the most creative and engaging records from an iconic artist in a long time.