Peter Gabriel hails 'brilliant' Radiohead

Peter Gabriel has hailed Radiohead for their willingness to experiment.

The former Genesis frontman has performed the band's 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)' for his upcoming covers album Scratch My Back, while Radiohead have recorded Gabriel's 'Wallflower' in return.

Gabriel told The Queitus: "Radiohead have been one of my favourite bands for a long time - they're brilliant and bold in their composition, experimentation and always seem drawn to new challenges."

Of his cover of their 1995 track, he added: "John messed around with some of the chords at the end and I couldn't get the original melody to work, so what you hear is an improvised solution to that problem.

"It felt to me that there was a reconciliation and sense of acceptance in that last line of lyric 'immerse yourself in love' that takes the song out of despair. A great and natural end."