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Julia Jacklin Covers Hunters & Collectors For SiriusXMU
Julia Jacklin has covered Hunters & Collectors’ 1984 song “Throw Your Arms Around Me” in a live-in-studio session for SiriusXMU. Her version recasts the Australian band’s rousing rock song as a slow, mostly acoustic ballad, showing how it can work in a very different musical setting.
The song has also been covered by Crowded House and Pearl Jam, and a version by Neil Finn and Eddie Vedder appeared in the second season of *The Bear*. Jacklin, whose album *The Gem* came out in September on 4AD, performed with a backing singer and guitarist; she also covered Sugar Ray for Triple J during the album’s release campaign.
In short
- Julia Jacklin gives the 1984 song a spare, acoustic treatment.
- The original was recorded by Australian band Hunters & Collectors.
- Crowded House, Pearl Jam and Neil Finn and Eddie Vedder have also covered it.
Explained simply
Julia Jacklin is an Australian singer-songwriter whose music often blends folk and indie rock. Hunters & Collectors were an Australian rock band active from the late 1970s to the 1990s, known for energetic songs that drew on rock and brass instruments.
“Throw Your Arms Around Me” is one of the band’s best-known songs, released in 1984. Other artists, including Crowded House and Pearl Jam, have recorded their own versions, and a performance by Neil Finn and Eddie Vedder featured in the television series *The Bear*.
When a musician covers a song, a new arrangement can bring out different qualities in familiar material. Jacklin’s session also sits within the release campaign for her album *The Gem*, issued by the independent label 4AD.