Listen: k.d. lang Talks 'makeover' with CKUA's 'Hidden Track'

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k.d. lang is on CKUA's Hidden Track podcast to discuss her new album of classic dance remixes, makeover. "The album explores a stunning collection of dance remixes dating from 1992 to 2000," says host Grant Stovel. "It's a collection that invites us to re-assess k.d.’s one-of-a-kind journey and body of work all over again—but this time, on the dance floor!" Also on the episode is "k.d. lang superfan" Tegan Quin, of Tegan & Sara, with an appreciation of lang's work and role as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer. You can hear it here.

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k.d. lang's new album, makeover, a collection of classic dance remixes out today on Nonesuch, is the subject of the latest episode of CKUA's Hidden Track podcast out of Alberta. Host Grant Stovel talks with lang about the new album hears from "k.d. lang superfan" Tegan Quin, of Tegan & Sara, with an appreciation of lang's work and role as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer. You can hear the episode here:

"The album explores a stunning collection of dance remixes dating from 1992 to 2000. It features some of the most prominent production minds of the era, from Junior Vasquez to DJ Krush," says Stovel. "It's a collection that invites us to re-assess k.d.’s one-of-a-kind journey and body of work all over again—but this time, on the dance floor! From its arrestingly glamorous cover photo of a 1990s k.d. lang playing drums in a ballgown to the anthem quality that this collection of songs takes on with these remix treatments, makeover tells the story of k.d. as a dance music diva."

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k.d. lang: CKUA's 'Hidden Track,' May 2021
  • Friday, May 28, 2021
    Listen: k.d. lang Talks 'makeover' with CKUA's 'Hidden Track'
    Estelle Massry

    k.d. lang's new album, makeover, a collection of classic dance remixes out today on Nonesuch, is the subject of the latest episode of CKUA's Hidden Track podcast out of Alberta. Host Grant Stovel talks with lang about the new album hears from "k.d. lang superfan" Tegan Quin, of Tegan & Sara, with an appreciation of lang's work and role as an LGBTQ+ trailblazer. You can hear the episode here:

    "The album explores a stunning collection of dance remixes dating from 1992 to 2000. It features some of the most prominent production minds of the era, from Junior Vasquez to DJ Krush," says Stovel. "It's a collection that invites us to re-assess k.d.’s one-of-a-kind journey and body of work all over again—but this time, on the dance floor! From its arrestingly glamorous cover photo of a 1990s k.d. lang playing drums in a ballgown to the anthem quality that this collection of songs takes on with these remix treatments, makeover tells the story of k.d. as a dance music diva."

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