From Jealous Butcher Records comes a rather incredible new collection of covers by a slew of indie artists including M. Ward, The Long Winters and Loch Lomond. The compilation entitled From The Land of Ice And Snow: The Songs of Led Zeppelin took several years to record and part of the proceeds will be going to support First Octave, a music education-based organization that believes that consistent music education fosters creative as well as intellectual values and is essential to a balanced core curriculum in schools. Pre-order the album out on October 10th here.
The label tells the story of how the collection came to be on their site:
“Rob (Jealous Butcher), Matt (Ward) and John (King) were sitting around the basement in the evening working on cover art for a project, espousing their love and respect for Led Zeppelin in their formative musical years. And wouldn’t it be nice to put together a tribute release featuring friends both near and afar, not being a “who’s who” sort of tribute, but rather a “community” inspired collection of Zeppelin songs.”
Read the full story and check out a track listing after the jump… (Read the article)
Enjoy ‘Rave On’ below. NPR hearts Hold Time. Download an MP3 at bottom.
MP3: M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You
Yesterday’s set featured:
“Chinese Translation”
“Epistemology”
“Fahey”
“Never Had Nobody Like You”
“Poison Cup”
“Oh Lonesome Me”
Stream the full playback here.
Earlier this week, M. Ward extended his North American trek.
On Tuesday evening, he dropped by Letterman.
We’re giving away an M. Ward prize pack on 3/1.
MP3: M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You
View all previously announced gigs here. New dates below:
4/18 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
4/19 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
4/20 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
4/22 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
4/23 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
4/24 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
4/25 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
4/26 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
5/15 Visalia, CA – Fox Theatre
5/16 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
5/17 Davis, CA – Freeborn Hall
5/18 Chico, CA – Senator Theatre
5/22 Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
On Tuesday evening, he dropped by Letterman.
MP3: M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You
Wanna own all of the following goodies?
-An M. Ward limited edition poster
-An M. Ward limited edition button
-An M. Ward CD (Hold Time)
If so, then e-mail us ASAP!
A winner will be randomly selected on 3/1 @ NOON.
Contest is open to US residents only.
Watch M. Ward’s stunning new video here.
His North American tour begins next week.
MP3: M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You
