Light in the Attic & Friends is a compilation album by the American record label Light in the Attic Records. The album collects from Light in the Attic's Cover Songs singles, a series of 7" singles featuring contemporary artists covering past Light in the Attic artists, as well as including a number of original recordings.[2] The compilation was released digitally and on vinyl on November 24, 2023, with the vinyl release being exclusive to Record Store Day's Black Friday sale.
| Light in the Attic & Friends | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | November 24, 2023 |
| Length | 84:35 |
| Label | Light in the Attic |
| Singles from Light in the Attic & Friends | |
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Times |  [1] |
Release
editThe album was first announced on October 2, 2023, with a release date set for November 24 by Light in the Attic Records.[3] It released digitally and on vinyl, with the vinyl release being exclusive to Record Store Day's Black Friday sale.[2] The two-disc release was pressed on "smash colored" vinyl.[4] Its cover art was designed by British artist Sophy Hollington, and it came with a booklet of liner notes written by Lydia Hyslop.[4]
The announcement came with its lead single, a cover of Willie Nelson's "We Don't Run" by the father-daughter duo of Ethan and Maya Hawke, which is the duo's first music release together.[2] The second single, Vashti Bunyan and Devendra Banhart's cover of Madelynn Von Ritz's "How Could You Let Me Go", was released on November 10.[5][6] The third single, Mary Lattimore's cover of Hiroshi Yoshimura's "Blink", was released on November 17.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Slip Away" (Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band) | Sixto Rodriguez | 3:32 |
| 2. | "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" (Sweet Tea) | Wendy Rene | 3:31 |
| 3. | "How Could You Let Me Go" (Vashti Bunyan and Devendra Banhart) | Madelynn Von Ritz | 4:11 |
| 4. | "We'll Understand" (Barbara Lynn) | The Supreme Jubilees | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Key to Love Is Understanding" (BadBadNotGood featuring Jonah Yano) | The Majestics | 5:49 |
| 6. | "If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up" (Iggy Pop and Zig Zags) | Betty Davis | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Low Life" (Mozart Estate) | Public Image Ltd | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Once I Was" (Leslie Winer and Maxwell Sterling) | Tim Buckley | 3:51 |
| 9. | "We Don't Run" (Ethan and Maya Hawke) | Willie Nelson | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Won't You Tell Your Dreams" (Gold Leaves) | Lee Hazlewood | 3:19 |
| 11. | "The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea" (Swamp Dogg, John C. Reilly, Jenny Lewis, and Tim Heidecker) | The Louvin Brothers | 3:29 |
| 12. | "You've Become a Habit" (Silas Short) | Leo Nocentelli | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Honey Moon" (Mac DeMarco) | Haruomi Hosono | 2:36 |
| 14. | "Send It On" (Cameron Bethany) | D'Angelo | 6:07 |
| 15. | "Le chant des fauves" (Roedelius) | Tinariwen | 6:51 |
| 16. | "Same Old Man" (Mark Lanegan) | Karen Dalton | 2:47 |
| 17. | "Something on Your Mind" (Angel Olsen) | Karen Dalton | 3:43 |
| 18. | "Blink" (Mary Lattimore) | Hiroshi Yoshimura | 5:40 |
| 19. | "Plain as Your Eyes Can See" (Acetone) | Jim Sullivan | 3:50 |
| 20. | "Rabbit Hills" (Steve Gunn and Bridget St John) | Michael Chapman | 5:19 |
| Total length: | 84:35 | ||
Personnel
edit- John Baldwin – mastering engineer
- Sophy Hollington – cover art
- Lydia Hyslop – liner notes
See also
edit- "Flood's Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday 2023" by A.D. Amorosi, with a section on Light in the Attic & Friends
References
edit- ^ Hodgkinson, Will; Schofield, Blanca (November 25, 2023). "The best new music to listen to this week". The Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Tyler Damara (October 3, 2023). "Light in the Attic announce Record Store Day exclusive reissue of their Cover Series, Light in the Attic & Friends". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ LaPierre, Megan (October 2, 2023). "Ethan and Maya Hawke Cover Willie Nelson for Light in the Attic & Friends Compilation". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Christopher, Michael (November 23, 2023). "Rock Music Menu: More highlights for Record Store Day Black Friday". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (November 10, 2023). "Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart cover Lynn Castle for new Light in the Attic comp". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (November 10, 2023). "Vashti Bunyan & Devendra Banhart – "How Could You Let Me Go" (Madelynn Von Ritz aka Lynn Castle Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (November 17, 2023). "Mary Lattimore – "Blink" (Hiroshi Yoshimura Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2023.