Christopher O’ Riley to Release New Album of Pop Covers

Classical pianist Christopher O’ Riley has announced plans to release a new album this summer. The album, tentatively titled Out of My Hands, will be released on August 18th and will feature instrumental covers from groups such as Tears for Fears, REM, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Eliot Smith, and more.

O’ Riley is probably best know, outside of the classical realm, for his album True Love Waits, in which he gives an entire album to reinterpretations of Radiohead songs.

Unordered Tracklisting:
Mother – Tori Amos
All I Need – Radiohead
New Disaster – Elliott Smith
Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana
The Rip – Portishead
Us & Them – Pink Floyd
Woman In Chains – Tears For Fears
Blue Bell Knoll – Cocteau Twins
World Leader Pretend – R.E.M.
Videotape – Radiohead
Asleep – The Smiths
Lost Of Love – Reid Anderson