Following the news of his debut album via frYarcorp/Bandstocks, frYars lynchpin Ben Garrett has revealed that his forthcoming debut record, Dark Young Hearts, shall feature Depeche Mode's legendry frontman Dave Gahan.
Speaking to NME.com, the 19-year-old Garrett explained how this came about after a chance encounter with the New Wave icon. Whilst in the process of putting the finishing touches on the album with producer and ex-Clor guitarist Luke Smith, Garrett explained how Gahan arrived at the door of the New York studio with a surprising question.
"Basically, Luke was doing stuff with Ben Hillier (producer of Blur's Think Tank, Elbow's Cast Of Thousands) on Depeche Mode's album and Dave came in while they were on down time, heard my music and really loved it and asked to sing on it."
The Depeche Mode lead eventually contributed by lending vocals to frYars' single "Visitor" - available for free, from Bandstocks, in the next few weeks. But this might be far from the last we hear of the two pairing up, with Garrett even hinting that further collaborations might be in store and there is the possibility of two performing together soon.
"I'm really excited about it, and when I go over to America we might even do something live together."
Check back at Bandstocks from December 15 to get your hands on the track Gahan and frYars produced together, exclusively available for free from Bandstocks.
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