September 6, 2007 15:21

Antony and The Johnsons cover Bob Dylan

The band also send album update from the studio

Antony & The Johnsons have spoken about their Bob Dylan cover.

The band have done a version of ’Knockin' On Heaven’s Door’ for the forthcoming biopic of the songwriter, ’I’m Not There’.

Writing on his Official website Antony Hegarty said: “Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan movie is coming out in November. I did a cover of ’Knockin' on Heaven's Door’ with Kevin Barker for it. We did it slow and minor. I had started singing it by myself when i was in Australia at the end of the tour in January 2006.

“Rob Moose was teaching me guitar and we bought a book of Dylan songs to learn, but then one day I guess I was just feeling really exhausted and deathy because I just started singing that song over and over, and I did it that night at the show.”

Hegarty also revealed the progress on their new album.

“We all went to Allaire Recording studio for a week and did a lot more work on the new album," he said. "I am spending my days editing and mulling over different versions of each song, trying to figure out what goes where.

“But the record is mostly tracked now. There are just a couple of remaining things to do before we begin mixing.”