Ben Hazlewood has always had a knack for reimagining the familiar – reshaping the past into something strikingly present. His latest release, a bold take on Phil Collins’ “Another Day in Paradise,” is the next project showcasing just that. Where the 1989 classic was a haunting reflection on empathy and disconnection, Hazlewood transforms it into a meditation on perspective in 2025.
Ben shares, “I worked on this track in my NYC apartment with my friend and co-writing partner. I have loved this song since I first heard it and have wanted to cover it ever since.” What’s more, “Another Day in Paradise” was first released in 1989, the same year Ben was born. Releasing this cover takes on a double meaning for the singer – as a full circle moment to his journey as a musician and artist.
Recorded in his New York City apartment alongside a close friend and collaborator, Hazlewood’s version merges nostalgia with modern intensity. It was a bridge between decades, refracted through his cinematic pop sensibility.
It’s a fitting continuation of Hazlewood’s evolution as a storyteller – one who consistently pairs emotional vulnerability with bold visual imagination. Following recent releases like “SPIRAL,” which earned praise from Clash, Notion, and Billboard, this cover reaffirms Hazlewood’s role as a fearless interpreter of feeling: someone unafraid to turn memory into motion, and nostalgia into something entirely new.
Rooted in his signature mix of soulful pop, cinematic scope, and unflinching honesty, “Another Day in Paradise” allows us to see through his lens, where paradise becomes less a place and more a question: how do we choose to see the world, and each other, today?
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