About one year ago someone decided to put together a Townes Van Zandt compilation of covers by a great selection of indie artists. That album was called Introducing Townes Van Zandt Via The Great Unknown. This week a follow up titled More Townes Van Zandt By The Great Unknown is released with a stunning line up including: Neal Casal, Phosphorescent, Alela Diane, Phillip Roebuck and more. Getting a compilation of this magnitude together is no mean feat. The diverse range of artists and unique covers will hopefully serve as benchmark for others who have climbed the complilation ladder and failed to provide the results which lack any real soul to serve as a fitting tribute. This is as good as tributes get and a great opportunity for those not so familiar with the work of Townes Van Zandt to be set on a beautiful journey of discovery.
Colorado Girl by The Sumner Brothers:
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Like a Summer Thursday by Alela Diane:
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There’s no stronger wind than the one that blows
down a lonesome railroad line
No prettier sight than looking back
on a town you left behind
There is nothin’ that’s as real
as a love that’s in my mind
Close your eyes
I’ll be here in the morning
close your eyes
I’ll be here for a whileTownes Van Zandt
Tracklisting:
1 Hero Horns (DK) – Snake Mountain Blues
2 The Sumner Brothers (CAN) – Colorado Girl
3 Amy Annelle (US) – Buckskin Stallion Blues
4 Neal Casal (US) – Rex’s Blues
5 The New Man (Olle Nyman) (SWE) – Kathleen
6 Shinyribs (The Gourds) (US) – Dollar Bill Blues
7 The Deep Dark Woods (CAN) – Silver Ships Of Andilar
8 The Highway Kind (CAN) – Highway Kind
9 Phosphorescent (US) – Why She’s Acting This Way
10 Leslie Stevens And The Badgers (US) – Flyin’ Shoes
11 The Unfaithful Ways (NZ) – Snow Don’t Fall
12 Band Of Annuals (US) – For The Sake Of The Song
13 Alela Diane (US) – Like A Summer Thursday
14 Treetop Flyers (UK) – When She Don’t Need Me
15 Luluc (AU) – None But The Rain
16 Vikta Fåglar (SWE) – Tower Song
17 New Found Land (SWE) – Rake
18 Phillip Roebuck (US) – Black Jack Mama
The album includes extensive liner notes on each artist as well as their myspace pages to delve further.
Buy CD: More Townes Van Zandt By the Great Unknown