How many bands can say they played at the Vatican? Not many, if any. 'Cat's Eyes' is a side project for indie rock/punk band 'The Horrors' vocalist Faris Badwan and Canadian soprano, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira. It all started with a mutual love of 60's girl-group music and Phil Spector and Joe Meek productions. They have just released their self titled debut album after an EP earlier in the year. It was through the classical music contacts of Rachel Zeffira that allowed them the use of the church organ at the Vatican for their performance there. Ironically, it was Badwan who was the vocalist and not the the soprano Zeffira, although, I must add that it wasn't an opera song... maybe she told the cardinals it was going to be a classical/opera performance to get them in there. Regardless, it's all history now... and quite a nice piece of history for them.
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