Rising noir-pop seductress Luvcat returns today with the anniversary edition of fan-favourite single "He’s My Man" - this time joined by legendary punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke. A twisted reimagining of one of her most celebrated tracks, the new single is another deliciously wicked entry into Luvcat’s fast-evolving legend - a reminder that in her world, love is always a little dangerous.
The collaboration was sparked earlier this year when the pair crossed paths at The Northern Music Awards, where John was honoured and Luvcat scooped Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Speaking on the unlikely partnership, she recalls:
“I met John a few months back at The Northern Music Awards. He was being honoured and I won breakthrough artist of the year that night. I was so afraid to speak to him.. my dad was a punk and John’s work was spoken about a lot in our house. I found the courage to go over to his table and he couldn’t have been more sweet to me. I think John is the coolest man in the country and to have him play the role of my poisoned husband for the anniversary of this song is a true honour.”
The video sees the pair return to the thatched cottage in Enfield where the original video for the track was filmed. This time, the scene is even more sinister, as Luvcat explains:
“I wanted to make everything darker; riddled with the mania and paranoia of a chainsmoking housewife slowly losing her sanity through her mundane chores and obsession with her man. We were both so busy before the shoot and hadn’t actually had a chance to record the new version. So in between scenes we went to the cottage bedroom and John read me his rewritten verse from a little scribbling on a torn piece of paper. It was all very surreal and spooky. There was actually a hornet swarm when we were filming and everyone was quietly terrified, matching the unsettling atmosphere we tried to create in the song. It was very very fun to be John’s murderous mob bride for the night.”
The release lands in the midst of a whirlwind chapter for Luvcat. With her hotly anticipated debut album 'Vicious Delicious' arriving on October 31st via AWAL, and landing hot on the heels of her most recent single "Blushing", the re-imagined version of "He’s My Man" cements Luvcat’s flair for drama, romance and danger in equal measure.
