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INXS recruit new voices for greatest hits record
The current line-up of ageing pop sensations INXS have a new record in the pipeline, with murmurs that it will take the form of a greatest hits album that will be released as a tribute to the band’s late frontman, Michael Hutchence.
The group, which has been around since 1977 and has undergone frequent line-up changes over the years, has brought in a selection of new voices to rework some of their biggest hits.
The group of modern, and decidedly younger, musicians includes Brandon Flowers from The Killers, who joined the band to re-record ‘Beautiful Girl’ and Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas, who laid down new vocals for ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ and ‘Original Sin’.
Kav Temperley from Eskimo Joe and Gabriella Cilmi will also make appearances, and a recent cover by Snow Patrol of the tune ‘New Sensation’ may also make it onto the album.
Source: Fasterlouder.com 
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INXS (pronounced "in excess", In-XS) are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax. For twenty years, they were fronted by Michael Hutchence on lead vocals, whose "sultry good looks"...
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