Following Amy Lee’s beautiful lockdown duet with Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, the Evanescence singer has now teamed up with bandmate Troy McLawhorn for a stripped-back cover of Bananarama’s Cruel Summer. The pair gave the ’80s hit an entirely fresh approach as they performed it remotely for MagentaMusik 360, with Amy’s vocals and keys adding a newfound sense of emotion and even darkness to the tone of the single, in contrast to the upbeat, poppy original. Quiz: How well do you know Evanescence’s lyrics? “I don’t know about you guys, but so many songs have seemed to take on a new and deeper meaning during this time – and that’s one of those for me,” she explains once their performance is over. “We can’t wait to play live in the flesh for you again, but...
