Listen to soul star Aloe Blacc give Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun a jazzy, R&B makeover
Black Hole Sun comes from Aloe Blacc's upcoming rock covers EP Rock My Soul Volume 1
Soul music star Aloe Blacc – best known for his lead vocal on EDM DJ Avicii's international chart-topper Wake Me Up and his own hit I Need A Dollar – has launched a project covering well-known rock songs.
Rock My Soul will be made up of a pair of EPs, with the first volume released on June 7. The songs included on the EP will be Don’t Speak by No Doubt, Lithium by Nirvana, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Under the Bridge, Green Day's When I Come Around, and Soundgarden's classic Black Hole Sun. Blacc's version of the latter is already online.
"I’ve always been a fan of Chris Cornell’s lyrics and voice," says Blacc. "In this version of Black Hole Sun, which I’ve tried to cover multiple times, I’ve now re-imagined it with a soulful, jazzy sound.”
Black Hole Sun