Greg Loiacono & Stingray Rework Sade’s ‘Nothing Can Come Between Us’

Greg Loiacono & Stingray are back with a new single, this time a cover of the Sade classic “Nothing Can Come Between Us,” out now on Royal Potato Family. The fresh cut is the third in a series of singles from The Mother Hips co-founder and his new band.

Produced by Damien Lewis, previously released singles include “Hope We Get To Dance” and “Come Back Home.” The latest track, Sade’s 1988 hit “Nothing Can Come Between Us,” saw Greg Loiacono & Stingray finding a new groove, as drummer Michael Urbano explained:

“When we first tried playing ‘Nothing Can Come Between Us,’ I jumped into the same groove and tempo from Sade’s recording. The band’s percussionist Vicki Randle immediately stopped and said, ‘Don’t play it like that, do something different.’ So I slowed it down, went quarter notes on the hat, and swung the kick feel. She smiled and said, ‘There ya go.’ Once she jumped in on congas over that beat, it felt like we had our own thing goin’ for the song. Greg’s falsetto performance, run through producer Damien Lewis’ tripped-out effect, is its own thing as well. I love playing this song live; it’s like casting a spell that slowly gets a hold of the crowd. It’s not immediate. It’s one of those things that brings them to us, rather than us going to them.”

“I’ve been in love with Sade since hearing her for the first time as a kid in the backseat of my mom’s Chrysler Cordoba,” Loiacono added. “Something about hearing her voice and the band moved me deeply then and still does today.”

Listen to Greg Loiacono & Stingray on “Nothing Can Come Between Us” below: