Awhile back, I posted about the magnificent news of a Mark Mulcahy tribute compilation being produced by many a-great artists/friends and released on September 29th this year. I am a huge Mulcahy fan and this whole project is being done in the hope that he can continue to create great music after the sudden and tragic death of his wife last year, leaving him to raise his young family all by himself. It totally sucks and couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Here's the old post. Now there is an update: some songs are now on the interwebs! Want to hear 'em? Keep reading.
Stereogum posted Thom Yorke's rendition of "All For The Best", a track released by MM's original jangly rock 80's band, Miracle Legion (well worth getting to know). It's a great tune and the cover is what you would expect from Yorke; AKA: electro-gloom. Here it is.
On MM's MySpace, you can hear two additional tracks from the compilation, one from Josh Rouse, and the other from The National. The National covers "Ashamed Of The Story I Told", a prime Polaris song. It's surprisingly upbeat for such a mournful song. Take a listen here.Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy is out 9/29 via Shout! Factory.
2 comments:
ten thousand kudos for featuring my favorite band, the national !!!!!
the national is fantastic. i'm really excited that their apart of this thing.
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