Peter Gabriel – “Who Are We Talking To?”

Last Friday, the arch pop duo Haute & Freddy released their cover of Peter Gabriel's 1986 classic "In Your Eyes." The cover came out after Mike Flanagan had already used it in the prom scene of his Amazon Prime miniseries Carrie, evoking all kinds of teen-cinema memories in the process. Forty years after the release of "In Your Eyes," Gabriel remains very culturally present, even as he continues to unveil his new album o\i, one song at a time. This year, Gabriel is releasing one o\i track every month, unveiling it on the night of a full moon. Last month, Gabriel shared "Face The Wall," the 10th advance single from the LP, and he unveiled the release details a few weeks ago. Now, Gabriel has another new song the itchy and purposeful six-minute chant "Who Are We Talking To?" In a press release, Gabriel says that it was inspired by Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, and Curtis Mayfield and that he hopes it encourages some kind of collective action: "Who Are We Talking To?" was conceived as something that might encourage activism. It might be naive, but I still believe that people have real power for change if they can get together in large enough numbers. Politicians will respond — democracy...