Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy is out in late September.
The set includes:
1 Thom Yorke: “All For The Best”
2 The National: “Ashamed Of The Story I Told”
3 Michael Stipe: “Everything’s Coming Undone”
4 David Berkeley: “Love’s The Only Thing That Shuts Me Up”
5 Dinosaur Jr.: “The Backyard”
6 Chris Harford & Mr. Ray Neal: “Micon The Icon”
7 Frank Black: “Bill Jocko”
8 Vic Chesnutt: “Little Man”
9 Unbelievable Truth: “Ciao My Shining Star”
10 Butterflies Of Love: “I Have Patience”
11 Chris Collingwood (Fountains Of Wayne): “Cookie Jar”
12 Frank Turner: “The Quiet One”
13 Rocket From The Tombs: “In Pursuit Of Your Happiness”
14 Ben Kweller: “Wake Up Whispering”
15 Josh Rouse: “I Woke Up In The Mayflower”
16 Autumn Defense: “Paradise”
17 Hayden: “Happy Birthday Yesterday”
18 Juliana Hatfield: “We’re Not In Charleston Anymore”
19 Mercury Rev: “Sailors & Animals”
20 Elvis Perkins: “She Watches Over Me”
21 Sean Watkins: “A World Away From This One”
Pitchfork’s got further scoop on the project.
Thom Yorke will perform at this year’s Latitude Festival.
MP3: Thom Yorke – Skip Divided
This all-star lineup does not disappoint. I was able to get a peek of the tracks and a few of them really stood out to me. Kweller’s and Yorke’s were obviously golden but David Berkeley’s track was really awesome too–Possibly the best I heard.