Slowthai has covered The Verve‘s classic single ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ – check out the performance below.The Northampton rapper – real name Tyron Frampton – delivered a stirring rendition of Richard Ashcroft and co’s 1997 track for a new Radio 1 live session, which aired tonight (April 28) as part of Annie Mac’s Future Sounds show.Reading the lyrics to the ‘Urban Hymns’ song from his phone, Slowthai was backed by a drummer, synth player, guitarist and saxophonist, who also played the flute for the subdued first minute and a half.Frampton stood with his back to the camera for the performance, facing towards blue-filtered visuals that played out on a screen at the rear of the stage.
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