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Chvrches’ Iain Cook has shared a remix of The Cranberries’ 1993 track ‘Linger’.Cook deconstructed the song, which first appeared on The Cranberries debut, ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’, and then reassembled it to stay true to the vocal tone of the late Dolores O’Riordan.“When I got the stems, the first thing I did was listen to Dolores’ vocal tracks in isolation,” Cook explained in a press release.“Hearing those for the first time was magical; I was shocked by the intimacy and emotion in her performance. The first thing I did was to sit with the vocals on their own and rework the chords on piano.“I often find that this is a great starting point with remixes as it helps you to shake off some associations that you have with the song, and this is a song which I’ve known and loved for over 30 years.”The Chvrches musician said it was a daunting task to remix the seminal track, because “it’s such a classic song that I’ve known and loved since I first heard it”.A post shared by The Cranberries (@thecranberries)A post shared by The Cranberries (@thecranberries)Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler offered encouragement, and said in a statement: “Iain did an outstanding job in remixing ‘Linger.’ He reimagined the song completely, creating a fresh and upbeat version of this classic.“Dolores’ original vocal is retained and sounds so beautiful and vulnerable at times.

The Clash and The Cranberries after teaming up with War Child to raise funds for the second consecutive year.The second drop of the year will arrive on July 17, with four limited edition releases being unveiled to raise money for War Child.The Clash’s ‘If Music Could Talk’, Miles Davis’ ‘Miles Davis Champions From The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions’ The Cranberries’ ‘Stars: The Best of 1992–2002’ will all arrive on July 17.The ‘HELP EP’ featuring tracks by Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Guru, Portishead and more is also set to arrive on 12 June, the first Record Store Day drop of the year.The Cranberries’ Fergal Lawler said: “We are very honoured that Universal have chosen Stars as a special Vinyl release for Record Store Day.