{"id":25731,"date":"2016-03-24T05:35:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=25731"},"modified":"2016-03-24T05:35:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T13:35:56","slug":"huge-day-of-the-dead-tributecharity-album-imminent-listen-to-grateful-dead-covers-by-the-national-war-on-drugs-phosphorescent-jenny-lewis-and-courtney-barnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-03\/huge-day-of-the-dead-tributecharity-album-imminent-listen-to-grateful-dead-covers-by-the-national-war-on-drugs-phosphorescent-jenny-lewis-and-courtney-barnett\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge “Day of the Dead” Tribute\/Charity Album Imminent–Listen to Grateful Dead Covers by The National, War On Drugs, Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis and Courtney Barnett"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Honesty<\/strong>: we were not and never will be grateful for The Grateful Dead<\/strong>. While we enjoyed some of the songs written by Jerry Garcia\/Robert Hunter<\/strong> and Bob Weir<\/strong>, our souls were simply not stirred by the band’s recordings or performances. And the drug-addled, psychedelic\/hippie, “Deadhead” culture surrounding the band left\/leaves us completely cold (“dead”, if you will). Throughout the band’s tenure, we were grateful for the great musical alternatives available (the anti-Dead<\/strong> punk rockers kept things a bit more real for us). Just sayin’.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, some of our favorite artists (The National, Wilco, War On Drugs, Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis, Stephen Malkmus, Lucinda Williams, Courtney Barnett<\/strong>–see tracklist at bottom) have been gathered together to perform Dead<\/strong> covers for an immense new Day of the Dead<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0tribute album (released on 20th May via 4AD<\/strong>), which has been curated by The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner<\/strong>, with all profits going to the Red Hot Organization<\/strong>. Today five songs from the three-disc set have been released: The National<\/strong> performing Morning Dew<\/strong><\/em>, Phosphorescent and Jenny Lewis<\/strong> covering Sugaree<\/strong><\/em>, The War On Drugs<\/strong> doing Touch Of Grey<\/strong><\/em>, Courtney Barnett\u2019s<\/strong> rendering of New Speedway Boogie<\/strong><\/em>, and Bruce Hornsby\/DeYarmond Edison<\/strong>\u00a0swimming into Black Muddy River<\/strong><\/em>. Check ’em out below and go pre-order the album HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n