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This voice-and-piano version of New Order's "Age of Consent", recorded live in the studio for PRI's show "Fair Game", finds the Broken Social Scene frontman transforming the propulsive post-punk/new wave track into a delicate ballad. His piano intro is a direct transposition of the guitar line but slowed to a more conversational pace, and he completes the effect by lingering over each word like everything hinges on getting it across clearly. Where New Order's original was an anthem to bring the misfits together, this feels like an intimate discussion over a quiet drink. Lovely stuff, and then at the end Drew can't help throwing in a couple of lines from "Temptation". Who can blame him?

The full show is streaming over at Fair Game, including an acoustic version of Drew's "Safety Bricks" and a new work in progress called 'Have a Life", performed in collaboration with Broken Social Scene co-founder Brendan Canning. There's also an interview with host Faith Salie.

MP3:> Kevin Drew: "Age of Consent"