James Arthur took to Fearne Cotton’s Radio 1 Live Lounge earlier today, unveiling his cover of Arctic Monkeys hit Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High as his Live Lounge Cover of choice.
The performance totally strips away the Arctic’s original, underpinning a neo-soul beat with a surprisingly exciting rap by Arthur toward the middle-8. As with previous James Arthur live performances we’ve seen of late, the artist comes into his own in the last 30%, funking things up on a massive scale. Sublime.
Arthur is on a PR roll at the moment, drumming up excitement and anticipation for both his current single You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You as well as his forthcoming self-titled debut album, set for release on 2nd November.
In addition, check out James’ Live Lounge rendition of You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You below:
