Various Artists - Light In The Attic & Friends [2LP Smash Color] (ONE PER PERSON)

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: LITA2111
Barcode: 826853021104  
Release Date: 5 Apr 24 (limited stock)
Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Funk/Soul/Country/New Age

20–track collection for BLACK FRIDAY 2023 includes Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band covering Sixto Rodriguez, Iggy Pop & Zig Zags performing a Betty Davis classic, Ethan & Maya Hawke interpreting Willie Nelson, and Angel Olsen paying homage to Karen Dalton.

Double LP pressed on special limited edition ‘Smash Color’ wax. Non-Returnable.

Featuring new cover art by renowned British artist Sophy Hollington.

Booklet with track–by–track notes by Lydia Hyslop.

For more than 20 years, acclaimed reissue label Light in the Attic Records has shined a spotlight on some of music’s most unique — and often forgotten — voices. But reviving these long-out-of-print recordings is only half of the process. “We believe that an essential component of archival work, aside from simply honoring the music, is to seek ways in which to bring fresh perspectives, context, and reverence to the original artists and their work,” says LITAfounder, Matt Sullivan. Thus, LITA’s acclaimed cover series was born, in which contemporary acts pay homage to their favorite LITA artists and songs. Spanning more than a decade, 20 of these inspired cover songs will be available together for the very first time, exclusively for Black Friday (November 24) on the 2xLP Light in the Attic & Friends.

From Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band covering Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez and Mac DeMarco performing a song by Japanese icon Haruomi Hosono, to Iggy Pop & Zig Zags honoring funk queen Betty Davis, and Ethan & Maya Hawke covering country great Willie Nelson, these performances bridge the gap between generations, languages, and musical traditions.

Tracklist:
1 Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band - I'll Slip Away
2 Sweet Tea - After Laughter (Comes Tears)
3 Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart - How Could You Let Me Go
4 Barbara Lynn - We'll Understand
5 Badbadnotgood Feat. Jonah Yano - Key to Love Is Understanding
6 Iggy Pop & Zig Zags - If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up
7 Mozart Estate - Low Life
8 Leslie Winer & Maxwell Sterling - Once I Was
9 Ethan & Maya Hawke - We Don't Run
10 Gold Leaves - Won't You Tell Your Dreams
11 Swamp Dogg, John C. Reilly, Jenny Lewis & Tim Heidecker - the Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
12 Silas Short - You've Become a Habit
13 Mac Demarco - Honey Moon
14 Cameron Bethany - Send It on
15 Roedelius - Le Chant Des Fauves
16 Roedelius - Same Old Man
17 Angel Olsen - Something on Your Mind
18 Mary Lattimore - Blink
19 Acetone - Plain As Your Eyes Can See
20 Steve Gunn & Bridget St. John - Rabbit Hills

More From This Artist: Acetone Angel Olsen BADBADNOTGOOD Barbara Lynn Bridget St. John Cameron Bethany Charles Bradley Devendra Banhart Ethan Hawke Gold Leaves Iggy Pop Jenny Lewis John C. Reilly Jonah Yano Leslie Winer Mac DeMarco Mary Lattimore Maxwell Sterling Maya Hawke Mozart Estate Roedelius Silas Short Steve Gunn Swamp Dogg Sweet Tea The Menahan Street Band Tim Heidecker Vashti Bunyan Zig Zags